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To: American Spirit who wrote (8579)	6/4/2004 12:20:06 AM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Wrong. Deregulation does not mean unregulated. Deregulation doesn't mean that, "Governors have no control". If that were true, Governor Davis would not have been able to enter into long term supply contracts with Electric Generators - which is exactly what he did. By declaring a "State of Emergency", the Governor could have voided the old contracting rules (just like Pete Wilson did after the Northridge quake); and just like he (Gov. Davis) did - after the 2000 election. I am not defending energy producers, I am trying to correct you false statements. Other than not declaring a state of emergency sooner, I am not critical about Gray Davis' handling of the electricity crisis. Gray Davis complained to the Cal PUC, the FERC, Senators, and the Presidents Bush and CLINTON, and asked for help. Gray Davis complained to President Clinton several times during the summer of 2000 (I have given this information to you before) about excessive electricity prices. Governor Davis even complained to President Clinton about "Out of State" energy producers gaming the market (in the Summer of 2000). Davis asked the Clinton Administration for help, and he got almost nothing. Davis even admitted that the Bush Administration was more helpful than the Clinton Administration - during the California Energy Crisis. "He (President Bush) appointed Brownell and Pat Wood. They helped save our behinds. He may have taken a while to do it, and I think the world of President Clinton but the Clinton administration didn't give us any help. They were just trying to get us to raise rates 300-400 percent and I wasn't going to do that. " - Gray Davis

To: American Spirit who wrote (8579)	6/4/2004 12:46:48 AM
From: Selectric II	Respond to of 90947

No, it doesn't mean that at all. Deregulation literally means repeal of existing regulations that are already in place. Sometimes deregulation takes place over time. Sometimes deregulation entails a lessening of regulation, but never quite reaches a truly unregulated state. Even if and when there is "deregulation" of industry-specific regulations, there are myriad other laws that regulate everyone's conduct that also apply to the "deregulated" industry. So the concept of "deregulation" really doesn't mean much, but it's politically popular. Do you truly believe that after deregulation of the airlines, there are no regulations covering the airline industry? You are nothing more than a propagandist.