Posted on 12/07/2008 11:06:32 AM PST by NormsRevenge
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to get his reform mojo back.
Buoyed by the passage of a redistricting overhaul he had sought for years, the governor who famously promised to "blow up the boxes" of state government is expected to press ahead next year with a broader government reform agenda ... . The goal: reverse the dysfunction of the Legislature, ...
With many of his other policy ambitions stifled by the tanking state budget, reclaiming the reform mantle may be an opportunity for Schwarzenegger to burnish his legacy ...
The narrow passage of Proposition 11, ... , gives the governor a shot of momentum.
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The governor and his advisers are still mulling over which measures to pursue in a reform package, which would likely be announced during his State of the State address in early January. But there are a few leading contenders.
One that was approved to go on the next ballot as part of last summer's budget agreement would enhance the state's rainy day reserve, and make it more difficult for legislators to tap. The proposal would sock away the first 3 percent of tax revenues each year in a special account and enact tight restrictions on using the money....
Another idea the governor is seriously considering is to do away with Democratic and Republican primary races in state legislative races, which he believes produce candidates who hew to the extreme right or left. Under one alternative, candidates from any party would run in a single primary, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election, regardless of party.
In tandem with the just-approved redistricting initiative, Schwarzenegger believes a so-called "open primary" could produce a more moderate Legislature.
Other possibilities include a ban on political fundraising while the budget is being deliberated ...
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
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“Former mantle”? Mr. Olympia?
He is proof that in-laws of Kennedys are just as evil as Kennedys.
Now he just another failed California Gov with a famous name. At least he can go back to making bad movies while the people of the state can get to continue living with the results.
As long as no one has the guts to tackle the illegal alien issue Californians will continue to get fuc*ed.
One idea would be to ruduce Cal (and NY) legislators salary 10% every time they fail to pass a balanced budget and continue reducing it every week until they do it.
Here’s a novel idea for reform: Stop borrowing and cut spending. Beyond this, any “reform” is window dressing.
If Obama is a reformer and an agent of change then Arnold certainly qualifies as well.
He must have done something reform-wise. He makes people yearn for the days or restraint, the days of Governor Davis.
Annihilating conservatives, one intitiative at a time?
Return to Redistricting Sanity (CA)
Rasmussen Reports | October 5, 2008 | Debra Saunders
Posted on 10/05/2008 7:30:13 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097952/posts
California Proposition 11 — Redistricting
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association | October 16, 2008 | Jon Coupal
Posted on 10/16/2008 12:40:17 PM PDT by Czar
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107334/posts
CA: After redistricting, Schwarzenegger to push open primaries?
Sacramento Bee | October 20, 2008 | Shane Goldmacher
Posted on 10/20/2008 8:12:05 PM PDT by calcowgirl
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110842/posts
CA: GOP-linked donors to Prop. 11 campaign fuel opponents’ claims
LA Times | 10/24/08 | Nancy Vogel
Posted on 10/24/2008 8:09:52 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114108/posts
Schwarzenegger, Stallone team up today
(Conan the Barbarian & Rocky say Vote YES on Prop. 11)
Sac Bee | 10/30/08 | Capitol Alert
Posted on 10/30/2008 12:31:07 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119961/posts
Prop. 11 to shape districts
Valley Press on | Tuesday, November 11, 2008. | James Rufus Koren
Posted on 11/11/2008 11:31:01 AM PST by BenLurkin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130223/posts
The End Of Gerrymandering
(Liberal California Moves To New Redistricting Model Alert)
The Weekly Standard | 11/25/2008 | Christian Whiton
Posted on 11/26/2008 10:26:40 AM PST by goldstategop
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138765/posts
If allowed to remain in office for the balance of his elected term, this foreign interloper is poised to wreck sustained havoc on the institutions and traditions of this state.
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