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It was George Deukmeijian and his conservatives in the GOP who undermined the Gann Limit and brought us a decade and a half of reckless spending. Wow! I didn't know this before.

Well, you still don't know. It was not conservatives, nor was it the majority of the GOP. It appears it was Deukmejian and the same type of business folks trying to convince us that we can borrow our way out of debt. The GOP, in total, did not embrace this initiative. Some of the same folks helping Deukmejian sell this deceptive legislation are behind some of Arnold's initiatives. Beware. Be very aware.

Views on Governor's Fiscal Legacy Vary Widely
State budget: Deukmejian anticipated criticism of his spending plan vetoes. The Legislature is unlikely to overturn them. A later effort to restore programs is seen.
Los Angeles Times, August 2, 1990
Author: CARL INGRAMMAX BOOT; TIMES STAFF WRITERS Metro Desk
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Assemblyman Tom McClintock of Thousand Oaks, a conservative Republican who sharply disagreed with Deukmejian when the governor embraced a gasoline tax increase last summer as a means of financing the Proposition 111 transportation plan, credited Deukmejian's prison construction program as a "solid accomplishment."
But he charged that overall the Deukmejian fiscal legacy would be remembered as a "new era of major tax increases" and as "eight years of muddling through without any clear idea of where he wanted the state to go."
Democratic Turnout Helped Pass Prop. 111
Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1990
Author: GEORGE SKELTON; TIMES SACRAMENTO BUREAU CHIEF Metro Desk
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Republican Gov. George Deukmejian and California's business establishment can thank Democratic voters--especially liberals--for passage of the costly, ambitious transportation plan they eagerly sought, the Los Angeles Times Poll found.
GOP voters rejected the measure, which will double the state gasoline tax and open the state treasury by raising the government spending limit.
The narrowly passed proposal, Proposition 111, clearly benefited from a hot Democratic gubernatorial primary that brought out liberal voters and created an electorate more sympathetic toward spending than would have been the case had there been a compelling GOP battle, the survey indicated. Democratic voters outnumbered Republicans on Tuesday by 5 to 4.
Prop. 111 Victory Eases Calif. Anti-Tax Stance
Voting: Experts say approval shows public is willing to pay to solve specific problems. But don't write the tax revolt's obituary, one cautions.
Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1990
Author: VIRGINIA ELLISTOM REDBURN; TIMES STAFF WRITERS Metro Desk
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Indeed, several political analysts said the election could easily have swung the other way if the political dynamics had been slightly different, if more Republicans had come to the polls or more Democrats had stayed away. While the measure had support among Republican business people, it had less support among grass-roots party members.

Alright... its the RINOs and well-heeled business interests we need to be aware of. Big Business is not always as hospitable to conservative causes as they seem. And voter turnout is important, important, important! Had more grassroots Republicans turned out in 1990 we would be enjoying today several years of back to back budget surpluses instead of running structural deficits as far the eye can see. Its still true that if something ain't broke, don't mess with it. The Gann Limit did its job.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

Aw Geeze!!! What'dja hafta bring up the only deep resentment I had for Deukmeijian for???

If there'd been a FreeRepublic.com in 1990 I'da been as famous about howling over as huge a mistake by a Republican Governor then, as I am now for howlin over alledged Republican Arnold's disasterous Sierra-Nevada CONservancy!!!

Up to that time, Prop 111 was a hideous lie and Duke knew it!!! A knowing LIE!!!