[calcowgirl]

In keeping with fairness and equity, why should state employees, elected or otherwise, get a paycheck for not doing their job? Private industry doesn't.

If they aren't doing their job, there is a remedy: they can be recalled.

This is a power play to weaken ONE branch of government. It stinks.

[paul51]

This is a power play to weaken ONE branch of government. It stinks.

If that were the case the correct remedy would be to weaken the other branch (cut them too).

[Publius6961]

If they aren't doing their job, there is a remedy: they can be recalled.

Now that's pure genius!
They can only be recalled by the idiots who elected them in the first place, even thought their stupidity and/or criminal inclinations affect the entire state.

Give me the comparable parallel in the private sector, please.

[Publius6961]

This is a power play to weaken ONE branch of government. It stinks.

The buck stops with the legislature. Their performance also stinks. The measure of their competence is what we have experienced the last 15 years

Time for some stable cleaning...

As for weakening only one branch, you always have the State Supreme Court nullifying the will of the people. I'm sure you're Ok with that, too.