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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who wrote (11422)10/9/2003 12:20:49 PM
From: MulhollandDrive  Read Replies (2) of 793840
 
The put-upon people of California, groaning under the weight of decisions taken by California's electorate, have repeatedly taken lawmaking into their own hands through initiatives that mandate this and that allocation of resources. So an estimated -- no one seems able to say for sure, which says much about the consequences of California populism -- 60 percent to 80 percent of the budget is beyond the control of the governor and Legislature.

this indeed crystallizes my perplexity at the california voter...

they continue to elect the very people who espouse policy which they find egregious such that they result to plebiscite voting (referendum) to basically overturn their elected representation.

it is as though they (the voters) simply cannot accept that they have been sold a bill of liberal goods over the years and simply turn out of office (not simply the administration, but the whole of the majority rule in sacramento) those who espouse policies that are destroying the state.

i really don't understand the psychology behind it...

the tripling of the car tax was in fact the straw that broke the camel's back (gee after just how long????)

and the voters get into a hissyfit and recall the governor....

very similar to prop 13

'we're mad as hell, and we're not gonna take it anymore'

yet the electorate continued to reinstall the very people that made such a legislative move possible..

perhaps the election of arnold is the beginning of a sea change....i have my doubts, but one can hope.
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