Gov.'s Trust Is Limited (reverse vote of the "people" if you don't like)

[papau]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-props22jan22.story
NEWS ANALYSIS
Gov.'s Trust Is Limited
Schwarzenegger suggests undoing or modifying three measures passed by California voters.
By Robert Salladay
Times Staff Writer

January 22, 2005

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has crafted a political career around the notion that voters know best. "Trust the people," he said in his State of the State address.

But to Schwarzenegger, some decisions by the people appear less equal than others. Three ballot measures passed by California voters have become inconvenient to the governor as he tries to balance a budget that has an $8.6-billion shortfall.

Those propositions require a certain level of spending on schools, guarantee money for roads and freeways, and impose government spending restrictions that Schwarzenegger himself promised would forever end the state's money problems.

But the governor wants to tinker with those laws this year, causing Democrats in the Capitol to question his commitment to the people — and to agreements he made with legislators just a year ago.
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[Demit]

1. Just like this admin touts democracy, and democratically-elected

governments around the world, until the people democratically elect a leader they don't like. Talk about an elephant in the room! When are people going to get wise to the oligarchs?

[papau]

2. I have been waiting for 50 years - seems security of body and a paycheck

makes for an unmotivated voter (or non-voter)

[bemildred]

3. Let's "undo or modify" Ahnuld's election, while we are at it. nt

[realFedUp]

4. Finally, front page coverage of Arnie's budget...

instead of digging through the Californnneeeeiaaa section
or one of the opinion columns.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

5. Phil Angelidis!!!

As for Arnie, he shouldn't have backs these expensive measures just to remain popular! May they be his undoing!

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