Rescue California, the sequel

Dan Weintraub Weblog ^ | January 14, 2004 | Dan Weintraub

[John Jorsett]

Rescue California, the campaign committee funded by Rep. Darrell Issa to gather signatures for last year

[John Jorsett]

He has said he would not seek to place a stricter limit on the ballot. But will he oppose one if others qualify it?

Since David Drier has gone on talk radio and said that Schwarzenegger wouldn't, the answer is no.

I notice that the plan as described doesn't return all of the excess money, but devotes part to sales tax reductions and part to school construction. The latter is a bit troubling: voters ought to be asked to support bond issues for that purpose.

[John Jorsett]

He has said he would not seek to place a stricter limit on the ballot. But will he oppose one if others qualify it?

Since David Drier has gone on talk radio and said that Schwarzenegger wouldn't, the answer is no.

I notice that the plan as described doesn't return all of the excess money, but devotes part to sales tax reductions and part to school construction. The latter is a bit troubling: voters ought to be asked to support bond issues for that purpose.

[heleny]

He has said he would not seek to place a stricter limit on the ballot. But will he oppose one if others qualify it?

Prop 58 is already on the March 2004 ballot. It does almost nothing new for spending limits, but dangerously allows the state to borrow money through bonds for general spending, something currently prohibited by the state constitution.

If any true spending limit gets on a ballot, it won't be this March's ballot.