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..the very best thing that Republicans can do at this convention is to vote NO on all five of the bond measures that the Governor is supporting this November.

The argument against all five bond measures is simple, and is the same. The state government already takes in a mammoth amount of money from taxpayers each year -- the budget this year was well over a HUNDRED BILLION dollars, with state revenues higher than ever in the history of California. Assembly Republicans championed a pay-as-you-go system for using current dollars to pay for infrastructure. That was the right thing to do.

Somehow, it's never enough for some, tho, primarily the socialists ... with a few special interests on the side who want even more more more...

"The argument against all five bond measures is simple, and is the same. The state government already takes in a mammoth amount of money from taxpayers each year -- the budget this year was well over a HUNDRED BILLION dollars, with state revenues higher than ever in the history of California. Assembly Republicans championed a pay-as-you-go system for using current dollars to pay for infrastructure. That was the right thing to do."

Of course this is absolutely correct. The five bond measures are a guaranteed NO vote by the six votes in this family (and perhaps a seventh, if we can convince her).

I'd like to comment on the reason(s) for what he called the lowest turnout for a CONvention in CAGOP history since 1988.

Many elderly Republicans do not like and get very uncomfortable with any need for having to combat, or be combative about issues that they believe had become "settled issues" in the Party Platform!

Rather than go to a CONvention and engage in any form of militancy reminds them too much of the constant "infighting" of detested Democrats.

They'll just avoid it and dream of days gone by under the 11th commandment that they dearly loved!!! They even despise hard-hitting campaigns as too "dirty" and unbecoming the kind of candidate they like to support.

So nowadays, we have younger "moderates" that don't think we need all these "militant social conservatives" that actually go out and "demonstrate" just like the Democrat heathens that make them uncomfortable. So everybody stays home to keep out of each other's faces!!!

The "in your face" struggles that the party REALLY needs to clear the air with, which are not happening and far too many gutless Republicans will not stand up for what should be the foundational, constitutional issues of individual rights and economic freedom from government being the only growth industry in huge parts of CA!!!

This is the classic case of evil taking over when good men and women DO NOTHING!!! DON'T EVEN SHOW UP!!!

Government is run by those who show up!!!