This CA Citizen wants "a government of laws, rather than of men," or should we say Governors Only!!!
There are some tempting features in this measure under the current circumstances, but our CA constitution has already become such an abortion as a "living, breathing document" that it reads like nothing more than all the rest of the mish-mash of muddied laws on the books.
We need to not only "live within our means," we need to live within our constitution and stop treating it like a damn punching bag!!! Like the Federal constitution, the legislature should not be able to futz with it all by theirselves and even the people should not be able to change it so frivilously without some kind of super-majority vote, IMO!!!
Whipping the "law of the land" from pillar to post at each election, and especially at "special elections" is to not take "a government of laws, rather than of men," seriously!!! We used to be a representative republic, remember???
So many words, so many words....
BOTTOM LINE: YES or NO on Prop. 76.
NO means voting FOR keeping the very shackles of Prop. 98 and providing NO brakes whatsoever to the runaway spending.
Key Opponents: California Teachers Association, California Democratic Party, California Labor Federation."
"Key Supporters: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Chamber of Commerce, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association."
Key supporters also include conservatives Tom McClintock, and Ray Haynes.
I appreciate that direct democracy has its problems when subverted by politcal cartels and unleashed on an uneducated mob but better to have it than not.
The road to success is to practice educated, logical discrimination. Few on this forum are bedazzled by the constant wale of the partisan loyal. The FairOpinon account is a gamer but no matter how hard they pound Freepers aren't buying into the deceptions. I believe that most Californians sense the corruption when organized politcal parties attempt to co-opt the due processes intended for citizens.