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The Truth on Carly's Prop 13 Claim
25 May 2010 & 1 March 2000 | Joshua TreviƱo & Carly Fiorina

Posted on 05/25/2010 3:17:30 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture

The Truth on Carly's Prop 13 Claim

Carly Fiorina directly attacked a cornerstone of California's conservative movement -- and one of the few institutional protections California's property owners enjoy. In short, she attacked Proposition 13. And there's proof.

Below, I'm appending a rather interesting little op-ed from the March 2nd, 2000, San Jose Mercury-News. It's by one Carly Fiorina and John Doerr (then as now a venture capitalist and partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers), and it enthusiastically endorses California's Proposition 26 of 2000.

What was 2000's California Proposition 26? In brief, it was an attack on the provisions of California's historic 1978 Proposition 13, which capped property taxes at 1% of the value of a property. Under Proposition 13, local governments may enact special taxes exceeding the 1% limit with a two-thirds-majority vote of the populace. Proposition 26 in 2000 would have fatally weakened 1978's Proposition 13, by lowering the two-thirds requirement for local special taxes to a simple majority for education-related purposes.

In short, Proposition 26 would have ended Proposition 13 as a meaningful protection for California's over-taxed homeowners. That's why the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association, which has endorsed Chuck DeVore, fought successfully to defeat it at the polls.

And that's why Carly Fiorina -- an instinctive liberal in nearly every instance before the present election campaign -- supported it.

Carly Fiorina will have a tough time explaining why she joined in a fight to overturn Prop. 13 in the final two weeks of this campaign. But Republican voters must know that when the time came to defend one of the signal accomplishments of modern conservatism in California, she stood on the other side.

Oh, and the punchline to all this? She didn't even vote in that election.

All the best,
Joshua Treviño

Joshua S. Treviño
Communications Director
DeVore for California
Online: ChuckDeVore.com



TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; carly; carlyfiorina; chuckdevore; devore; elections; fiorina; johndoerr; kleinerperkins; kpcb; prop13; prop26; proposition13; proposition26; rino; therealcarly; ussenate
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Go take your freaking meds.

I simply love the power of your arguments and facts, nicely packaged in a cute diatribe.
21 posted on 05/25/2010 3:56:53 PM PDT by MollyKuehl (Contribute to FR: $10 $20 $50 $100 REMEMBER, LURKING IS A FORM OF ENTITLEMENT!!!)
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To: MollyKuehl
Silly me, I guess that her Liberal position, albeit on a state issue, makes it okay since she's running for US Senate.

I'm sure you supported many liberal initiatives or candidates in the past right?

22 posted on 05/25/2010 4:00:28 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: MollyKuehl
I simply love the power of your arguments and facts, nicely packaged in a cute diatribe.

Listen toots - you're the one who equated Carly supporters with those of Obama supporters and called us uninformed and nearly demented.

No, we just recognize that from a realistic political standpoint, Carly would be the best possible choice to defeat Boxer. It has nothing to do with being "starry eyed" or supporting Carly like sheep. We analyzed the political data and did the math, and DeVore simply drew the short straw.

23 posted on 05/25/2010 4:04:00 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I'm sure you supported many liberal initiatives or candidates in the past right?

Seriously, that's your best? Redundancy? Oy, this is beyond pathetic. You take care now!

24 posted on 05/25/2010 4:04:43 PM PDT by MollyKuehl (Contribute to FR: $10 $20 $50 $100 REMEMBER, LURKING IS A FORM OF ENTITLEMENT!!!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
It speaks to her INTEGRITY.

Her campaign ammo has been to project herself as a non-politician and complain about her opponents being "career politicians" to deflect the fact that she has very little in political advocacy (even in voting), so why would any sane person take what she says at face value? And the fact that she backed and worked for "career politician" McCain (who has more years in office than Campbell and DeVore combined!) just makes her a two-faced phony... I guess some career policians are more acceptable when you're not running against one, eh?

So with little in her political resume, what she has advocated for in public life is very important, and starts to paint the picture of the REAL Carly Fiorina, not just some image designed by her and her political consultants.

INTEGRITY... a trait still important to some Republicans.

25 posted on 05/25/2010 4:13:40 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Devore is gonna win this thing.


26 posted on 05/25/2010 4:14:08 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

BUMP


27 posted on 05/25/2010 4:14:25 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
No, we just recognize that from a realistic political standpoint, Carly would be the best possible choice to defeat Boxer.

Carly is the best bet to defeat Campbell.

Carly, with her job & company killing past, is the worst bet to defeat Boxer.

The Governor and Senator elections in CA this cycle are a real s*** sandwich.

28 posted on 05/25/2010 4:26:04 PM PDT by Yossarian (A pro-life democrat is one who holds out for something in return for his pro-abortion vote.)
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To: pissant
Devore is gonna win this thing.

I'd be happy if he does. I've never torn him down or attacked him personally. I just feel that the traction isn't there and he'll give Campbell the victory.

29 posted on 05/25/2010 4:33:43 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Jim Robinson

yes.


30 posted on 05/25/2010 4:39:11 PM PDT by ken21 (i am not voting for a rino-progressive.)
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To: pissant

That’s right. The press and polls want us to write off DeVore and vote for lesser of evils. NO F’N WAY! We, the people, not the press or polls, will decide our senator.


31 posted on 05/25/2010 4:42:10 PM PDT by getarope (One Big Ass Mistake, America!)
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To: CounterCounterCulture
It speaks to her INTEGRITY.

No, it simply speaks to her being involved on an issue even if she may have been on the wrong side of it. Co-publishing an op-ed is not a violation of the law.

Her campaign ammo has been to project herself as a non-politician and complain about her opponents being "career politicians" to deflect the fact that she has very little in political advocacy (even in voting), so why would any sane person take what she says at face value?

So we can disregard this article then, right?
After all, her words meant nothing. She was just a private individual speaking out on an issue.

And the fact that she backed and worked for "career politician" McCain (who has more years in office than Campbell and DeVore combined!) just makes her a two-faced phony... I guess some career policians are more acceptable when you're not running against one, eh?

That doesn't mean anything.

So with little in her political resume, what she has advocated for in public life is very important, and starts to paint the picture of the REAL Carly Fiorina, not just some image designed by her and her political consultants.

I see it differently. I see someone who is the head of a major trans-national corporation and thought this idea would be the best way to improve the schools in CA. Whether or not she was right or wrong isn't the point. It is not unusual for a corporate executive to get involved with issues pertaining to their community or state. And this issue is irrelevant to her campaign. She's not going to be dealing with CA property taxes in the Senate.

32 posted on 05/25/2010 4:44:33 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

It’s speaks to her character (or lack thereof) and her so-called conservative beliefs.

If she is not willing to help hold back runaway state government that is chomping at the bit to raise taxes to support their spending, what will she do (or not do) in Washington D.C.?


33 posted on 05/25/2010 4:44:56 PM PDT by SZonian (We began as a REPUBLIC, a nation of laws. We became a DEMOCRACY, majority rules. Next step is?)
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To: SZonian
If she is not willing to help hold back runaway state government that is chomping at the bit to raise taxes to support their spending, what will she do (or not do) in Washington D.C.?

This was ten years ago. I don't think it's an indicator of some sorts.

34 posted on 05/25/2010 5:04:32 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Well...you did ask how we thought it was related to her Senate campaign.

I just have a hard time finding anything positive about a failed businesswoman and a so-called Republican in CA who once advocated repealing Prop 13.

You should know, we just got our asses handed to us by 3 turncoat “Republicans”, two of whom signed no new taxes pledges and one of those who went on a radio talk show and told the hosts 17 times in various ways that they would not raise taxes.

I hope you don’t blame us too much for being extremely skeptical of anyone who has demonstrated a willingness in the past to screw the taxpayer. Especially one who claims to be a conservative “Republican”.


35 posted on 05/25/2010 7:39:23 PM PDT by SZonian (We began as a REPUBLIC, a nation of laws. We became a DEMOCRACY, majority rules. Next step is?)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Thanks to Freep, I’m changing my vote from Carly to Chuck Devore...


36 posted on 05/27/2010 7:47:35 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
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