Steinberg: 2/3 Is the Cause of The Entire Problem

Recall (0.00 / 0)

  Think about it.  IOU's (essentially 80 cents on the dollar) for everyone--prisons, cops, firefighters, local governments, etc (except education and bondholders).  These stakeholders will howl (unlike the poor, who are expected to die silently or move to another state and die there).  Anger at the man who made it all possible--Schwartz.  Replacement by a candidate who promises to sign the majority rule fee swap/oil/cigarette/millionaires tax.

The petitions are qualified.  Let the State Democratic establishment show some gumption for once.

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by: MarkD @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 01:52:24 AM UTC

and yet he hasn't moved on 2/3??? (0.00 / 0)

It was pathetic during his townhall when he talked about how 2/3 could only go to the ballot via signatures (duh) and maybe sometime  people would start collecting and it would be on the ballot in June or November. Yet not realizing the deadline has passed for June. Pretty clueless about the cause of the entire problem.

Too bad he won't demonstrate leadership on this as he has enough Cash on Hand to put majority vote on the ballot.  

Twitter: @BobBrigham

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by: Bob Brigham @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 03:18:09 AM UTC

Recall and 2/3 (0.00 / 0)

How about both.  Realistically, the recall makes more political sense in that if qualified, it would constrain Arnie's actions during a campaign.

Arnie fancies himself to be a modern day Ronald Reagan, in reality he is turning himself into Jessie Ventura. Let's help him see the reality.

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by: surfk9 @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 03:38:08 AM UTC

both (0.00 / 0)

  Of course we need both, but the recall is the only possible game-changer for the next few months.  Democrats start collecting signatures and Schwartz is told in no uncertain terms that if he doesn't agree to reasonable compromises then they will be turned in.  Then we will
have a Democrat--and the one who runs on "I'll sign the majority rule fee swap/tax on millionaires/oil/tobacco and keep our schools open" will win.  My guess is Schwartz won't like playing the part of the Fuhrer in his bunker and will cave--but if he doesn't, this solves the problem.  It's important to understand that the budget has been passed until June of 2010.

 Now if we can only get Chiang to direct payments to those areas with representatives who voted for the budget, and away from those who did not, then we would see very quick action by the Republicans.

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by: MarkD @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 04:20:12 AM UTC

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Minor quibble (0.00 / 0)

Is it lawful to take a signature and then not duly submit it?  I highly suspect not.  They could, however, say "Unless you do "x" we'll keep collecting signatures until we have enough."

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by: auron renouille @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 16:41:39 PM UTC

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It's worth noting that 2/3 got us here (0.00 / 0)

It's not just now, when the stakes are high, that 2/3 hurts us. Indeed, it has been creating the problem for at least a decade, when Republicans insisted on lowering/rebating taxes when times were good, and in the medium years, when things were turning and they still insisted on avoiding the problem, still cutting taxes and then doing that ridiculous bond issue to clean up a bit of debt.

EVERY YEAR the 2/3 requirement has contributed to late budgets, and to pork produced by a handful of holdouts who cared more for what they could do for themselves than for what was best for the state as a whole.

Fry, don't be a hero! It's not covered by our health plan!

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by: elfling @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 14:39:07 PM UTC

Good Point! (0.00 / 0)

And yet further evidence that the Republican Party are, in fact, a terrorist organization intent on destroying our entire society.

From their proposed, and actual, treatment of the poor and disabled to their own wives they are the party of..

Lies.

Brutatality.

And...

Not at all what Jesus had in mind when he created Christianity.

If Obama had any balls he's ex parte Merreyman and lock the whole vile gang of 'em up...

...and throw away the key.

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by: A.Citizen @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 17:22:32 PM UTC

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