[randita]

As I recall, nearly half of CA's $100 billion budget is spending mandated by law (education, state worker's pensions, social services, etc.). To balance the budget, it will require some changes to the laws mandating those expenditures or an absolute hatchet job on the remaining discretionary budget items.

[AVNative]

Read the full article. You'll see that Arnold's advisers are proposing a sweeping constitutional amendment to limit state spending! Huzzah!!!

Getting Dem Steve Westly, GOP Assemblyman John Campbell AND Jon Coupal from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer's Assn. together on supporting a spending cap is no mean feat. . . mind you, this is a trial balloon.

Keep in mind Tom McClintock said during the campaign the problem was that the State spends too much. This addresses it in a big way. . . Thanks, Tom!

AND. . .Go, Arnold, go!