Schwarzenegger to endorse term-limit changes

Los Angeles Times ^ | 01/15/08 | By Jordan Rau

[AngelesCrestHighway]

SACRAMENTO -- Softening his past opposition to changes to California's term-limits law, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is endorsing a Feb. 5 ballot measure that would allow many sitting lawmakers to run for office again this year rather than be forced to leave the Legislature. Schwarzenegger, who as a candidate in 2003 supported California's existing term-limits law as a shield against "special interests" obtaining too much power, reversed himself in an essay released Monday that said the original law "went too far." "Under the current system, our elected officials are not given the time they need to reach their full potential as public servants," Schwarzenegger wrote in an opinion article published on The Times website Monday and in the newspaper today.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

"our elected officials are not given the time they need to reach their full potential as public servants,"....L.O.L!...you mean enough time to fleece the public with their socialist programs? Arnold, you stink!!

[squidly]

Two of my favorite words in politics are term limits.

[PeterFinn]

Arnold is a RINO - no surprise as he’s married into the Kennedy family.

[ab01]

Obviously bought off by the socialist legislators in Sacramento.

[DoughtyOne]

Arnold is on a roll. I can’t think of anything he has supported over the last couple of years that is even remotely conservative in nature.

It’s amazing to me that some activist republican hasn’t started a recall of this nimrod.

[NormsRevenge]

Just Vote NO on Props 93 , 94 , 95 , 96, 97..
for starters..

[Republicus2001]

this is NOT term limit reform! This is a relaxing of term limit rules that would otherwise cause a rolling out of almost FIFTY career politicians from the California pig trough. Not surprisingly it is precisely those elected officials that authored this bill. Just another scam by the California morditos...

[Enterprise]

I vote absentee, and I already voted no on Prop 93. That being said, it takes a lot of gall to look the voters in the eye and say that those arrogant, insolent, overpaid, overfed, egotistical, greedy, pompous jackasses in Sacramento don’t have enough time to solve problems.

[NormsRevenge]

The party leadership is mute.. ‘cept for a few... Oh wait , he is the party, huh?

The sands are running thru the Recall egg timer even now.. trade garamendi for a trojan horse and shoot for 2010? talk about a stacked deck.. at least the Senate Republicans could bunker in and fight off tax hikes..

[FightforFreedomCA]

The writing of this prop is so confusing (feigns shock). So, basically it looks like they reduce it from 14 to 12 years, but allows them to stay longer than 14? Help?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

KFI's John and Ken were really getting it on yesterday over Arnolds's...Flip...on 93....

The language was ...colorful...and Nunez(sp?) got especially ROYAL treatment...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ARNOLD IS AGAINST TERM LIMITS!
Posted by The John and Ken Show @ 5:45 pm

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The Governor has gone to the dark-side to join the likes of Fabian Nunez! He’s done a lot of stupid things, but this takes the cake! Give him a call . . .

Sacramento State Capitol
Phone: 916-445-2841

Fresno Office
Phone: 559-445-5295

Los Angeles Office
Phone: 213-897-0322

Riverside Office
Phone: 951-680-6860

San Diego Office
Phone: 619-525-4641

San Francisco Office
Phone: 415-703-2218

Washington D.C. Office
Phone: 202-624-5270

Read his editorial in the LA Times

[NormsRevenge]

Good!!!

Fabian and Perata belong in jail, imo , not extended in office .. what the heck is aRnold smoking *-?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From the Audio files from KFI:

Arnold Flips 6PM Hr (1/14)
Gov. Arnold Flips On Prop 93

[Enterprise]

Here's what an analyst wrote about this in the primary pamphlet, and I believe it completely. And I think it is despicable for the Governor to support it.

"Proposition 93 is not reform when it has a special loophole that benefits 42 incumbent politicians who are termed out by giving them more time in office. Some politicians will even be able to serve up to 20 years in office --- just like before we passed term limits,

Proposition 93 is not reform when it lengthens terms for politicians. It doubles Assembly terms from 6 years to 12 years and makes Senate terms 50% longer --- increasing them from 8 years to 12 years.

Proposition 93 is not reform when it dramatically increases terms for more than 80% of state legislators.

Proposition 93 is not reform when powerful special interests with business before the Legislature are spending millions of dollars to pass it."

MARTHA MONTELONGO, Vice-President
California Term Limits Defense Fund
JON COUPAL, President
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
STEVE POIZNER California Insurance Commissioner

PROTECT TERM LIMITS

[FightforFreedomCA]

Thank you! I just got mine in the mail yesterday and haven’t had a chance to read through it.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The podcast didn't capture what I heard on the airwaves...might be in some of the other audio segments ,,,there are two others...see here:

If you do not wish to do a true Podcast we have also made these audio files available for you to stream or download.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

If you can...listen to this:

Prop 93 3PM Hr (1/15)
Fallout Continues Over Arnold's Flip Flop

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Might as well put up the Link to the last segment:

Proposition Lies 5PM Hr (1/15)
John & Ken Explain Prop 93 Propaganda

[kellynla]

“R U READY 4 A RECALL”

(Maybe we can get it right this time.)