Yes, I did vote for Arnold, too. How long ago were the 187 and 209 votes? And what did the courts do with those propositions? How many conservatives are in high office in California right now? I voted for Arnold because I am a realist. I absolutely did not want Bustamente to be Governor. Sadly, I knew that Tom McClintock couldn't win. Arnold won because Repubs and Indys voted for him. The Indys here generally vote for the Dems. The bleeding hearts didn't vote in either of those props. And for the last time, Arnold may say he's a Repub but he's really only the closest thing that can win a statewide election here.
The California voters overwhelmingly approved 187 but
rotten liberals and groups like the ACLU, Mecha and the the rest sued in court for it not to take effect.
Gray Davis was the governor (or lack thereof). He had an obligation under California law to defend the law in court as the voters passed it. He didn't. He let it roll into the dirt into oblivion. I am sure that there is something that can be done to revive it, but I don't know what or who would do something since it seems that the California legislature is derelict and everyone in it should be charged with malfeasance of office. Davis should have been after screwing the voters on 187.