I understand and respect that, but we need to turn the state around from its current downward financial spiral first and foremost. Only Arnold and Tom are going there, and only Arnold has a chance of arriving.
I have challenged people several times to describe how they would be affected by allowing Kalifornia to descend into bankruptcy. I haven't seen a description yet which would lead me to vote for an anti-gun "Republican".
If the Republicans in the legislature hold firm, there will be no new taxes.
If the budget is not cut to match existing revenues, then the state will default on its payments to somebody. If it is teachers who don't get paid, then the students may get a year off. If it is the California Highway Patrol, then speeders will go unpunished. If it is the California Coastal Commision, then landowners may find themselves free to make use of their coastal properties.
Please tell me what you fear from a Kalifornia meltdown. I may live here, but the state of Kalifornia does not make my house payments or feed my family.
All of the things that might come to pass are exactly what is needed to wise up a lot of people, like Arnold, who believes that there is no limit to what the state must do "for the children".