[John Jorsett]

There is a Washington Times article along those lines -- with the same allegations, short on proof.

The key element in this story is the allegation that a Shcwarzenegger aide said that they were going for the "referendum proof" version of the bill. If that was a true statement by the aide, the only way it could happen is with a two-thirds vote, and the only way that can happen is with Republican help; given the solidarity the Republicans exhibited in the budget battle with Davis, it'll take some pressure from Schwarzenegger to get them to them vote that way. I think Prince (not 'Prinz' as someone else thought it was spelled - I checked) said who it was who told him about the aide, so it should be possible to get at the truthfulness of the allegation. There were supposedly a number of people in the room when it was said.

[truthkeeper]

Yes, the aide's comment was made in response to a direct question from one of the assembly about "What Arnold is planning on doing about the illegal alien driver's license bill." Again, as you said, the aide's response was allegedly, "Oh, don't worry about that. The Governor is working with Gil Cedillo on that."

[expatpat]

There's a lot of sound and fury, but over what? What is the content of the proposed bill (maybe it's a good proposal)?