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It's an oversimplification, but perhaps California has too much democracy and could use a dose of the authoritarianism that Blair wields in London, not only increasing the power of the governor to act, but imposing accountability for the outcome.

Stripped to essentials - but without saying so explicitly - that's what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to be advocating on several fronts, whether it be in reorganizing state government to put more power directly in the governor's office, or in changing the budgetary system to provide for automatic spending reductions if revenues fall short of projections.

Some is this is questionable on constitutional grounds, but then again, California is pretty screwed up under it's existing system. The only part I agree with completely is the automatic spending reductions.

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kakistocracy. kak·is·toc·ra·cy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kk-stkr-s, käk-) n. pl. kak·is·toc·ra·cies Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.