[B Knotts]

Well, obviously, I can't vote in California elections not having lived there for nearly 10 years.

But, had I been there, I would have been champing at the bit to vote for Prop. 73 and Prop. 75, especially.

As you may recall, we tried to pass something very similar to Prop. 75 here in Oregon, and not only did the public employee unions beat us, they personally destroyed (through lawsuits) the taxpayer advocate who put the measure on the ballot.

Sadly, it looks like the public employee unions are fully in control of the political process up and down the west coast.

[Grampa Dave]

"As you may recall, we tried to pass something very similar to Prop. 75 here in Oregon, and not only did the public employee unions beat us, they personally destroyed (through lawsuits) the taxpayer advocate who put the measure on the ballot.

"Sadly, it looks like the public employee unions are fully in control of the political process up and down the west coast."

Yep, and their legislature thugs in California probably now have some long job security thanks to the defeat of prop 77.