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When California voters rejected five measures on the May 19 special election ballot, but passed a sixth measure that barred legislative pay raises in budget deficit years, the message to Sacramento was clear: Voters did not like what Sacramento had to offer.
I thought that the 1990 term-limit measure that restricted Assembly members to three two-year terms and state Senate members to two four-year terms would produce better representation in Sacramento. I thought term-limited lawmakers would pass better budgets. Instead, legislators have passed budgets later than ever and more gimmicky each year -- until gimmicks no longer could hide the...
The State Budget Mess -- Continued
Disband the Legislature, modify the State Constitution to let the Governor select a panel of fifteen retired business people to act as the governors cabinet. We already have county supervisors and a board of supervisors in each county. Let each county select a representative to be the interface to the Governor. Put a group of MIS people at the capitol to work the e-net and parse the email from the citizens to the Governor, as well as answer back.
Right now we have a group of crooks who have never done anything except steal and take boondogle trips.
Lets save a lot of money and git rid of the whole shebang. Let the ex-legislators go to word for a change if anyone will hire them. I wouldn't on a...