First let it be known I’m one of those sick individuals that watch the Calchannel.com website video’s for entertainment. Who was it Otto Bismark that said; Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. Yet all these committee meetings on the budget are about the beautiful tasty sausage that all of us in California are planning to be consumed and enjoyed in the near future, by law.
Now after listening to the first to parts of presentations from the superintendents of K-12 and the higher education presidents testimony how severe the budget cuts will affect education for four hours came some closing statements of the budget committee leader Mark Leno (D San Fransisco). Good grief at least Leno wasn’t educated in California. Lets examine my transcript of his closing statement from:
www.calchannel.com/channel/viewVideo/2341
16:55 into meeting. Until 18:04 You will have to advance the video to start around 16:55.
Mark Leno said.
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In November 2002. Grey Davis was elected governor of California. By spring 2003 their where elected individuals in this building who where signing petitions to let voters ‘vote again’ to recall the governor who had elected six months earlier. I don’t see the consistency in denying voters an opportunity in this time of crisis. To be able to revisit. A very, from a very different time. To extend some taxes that are currently paid. That all is the governor is asking. Who was elected on that platform. By a very large majority just a few months ago. It begs the question what are those to deny the voters the right to vote. So we can know what they feel they want the path of California’s future to be.
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Stop the press and call back in all the higher education experts from politic science classes and have a basic understanding of what he just said. After all is it Marks confusion of Jerry Browns leadership that he is confused.
The first statement Grey Davis was elected governor (of California, my words) is true. Big deal.
The second statement that elected officials are allowed to sign a petition. Wait I’m not an elected official and yet I’m allowed to sign a petition. Does this mean the basic premise of Jerry Browns let the people vote should have been a petition from the beginning of his campaign? Is Mark claiming Jerry Brown screwed up?
The third statement “denying voters the opportunity” based on a two thirds vote in the legislator vs getting signatures from thousands of voters. Maybe Mark thought the legislatures just voted him into office rather than the voters to begin with.
The statement “A very, from a very different time” At this point the LSD must have kicked in.
The statement “to extend some taxes” Yada, yada they are going to be new taxes soon.
The statement “all this asked by the elected governor” Which Mark Leno wants to get governor Brown to get people to use a petition to get the vote out. Is Mark confused? I’m I confused? Are you confused?
The last and final statement “begs the question of the voters being denied the right to vote” because Mark Leno pointed out that it was a petition signed by the voters that removed Grey Davis from office.
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