Posted on 10/08/2009 7:51:45 AM PDT by SmithL
Former Democratic Gov. Gray Davis joined Republican predecessors Pete Wilson and George Deukmejian in filing a friend-of-the-court brief Wednesday supporting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's line-item vetoes of $489 million in state spending this summer.
The California Chamber of Commerce, the California Taxpayers Association and the California Business Roundtable also signed the amicus brief.
Schwarzenegger used his line-item veto authority to cut the funds out of the July budget revision, which he said was necessary because the Legislature failed to pass the entire deal he negotiated with legislative leaders behind closed doors. Lawmakers left the budget slightly in the red, and Schwarzenegger adjusted their plan with cuts and cost shifts to help build a $500 million reserve.
Social service groups and Democratic leaders filed suit . . .
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