SEIU union member and state fund employee Noreen Nelson (R) and other state workers protest outside the State Capitol in Sacramento, California July 1, 2009. Schwarzenegger on Wednesday declared a fiscal emergency for the government of the most populous U.S. state to force lawmakers into a special session to tackle a $24.3 billion state budget gap. REUTERS/Max Whittaker (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT BUSINESS)