Some Question Need for Calif. Election

[Ruffhowse]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is steaming toward a special election he insists is necessary to return "power to the people." But it's not clear "the people" understand why.

Two years after he was swept into office in a popular recall election, the Republican governor wants a special election to consider measures aimed at restricting state spending and curbing the influence of public employee unions.

Critics have questioned why he is forcing such a high-stakes showdown over issues that appear less than urgent, especially since the state's next regularly scheduled election is little more than a year away.

"We don't want a special election," said Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, who has emerged as one of the governor's most frequent critics. "This is a corporate-funded effort to foist a bunch of issues on the electorate, none of which have any urgency."

During a radio interview last week, Schwarzenegger said he would call a special election "no matter what." He is raising millions of dollars in campaign donations this weekend during a swing through Florida, Illinois and Texas.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050521/ap_on_re_us/schwarzenegger_special_election
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Interesting how der Gropinator has to go outside the state to raise money for his "reform" of California. All Arnie is, is a front man for old Pete Wilson Republicans in the state who want to join California to the rest of the states destroyed by the Rethuglican Fascist machine. He must be stopped.

[Cha]

1. It would be beyond wonderful if

the people shot down arnie's "special election"! How are the voting machines out there in California?

[kaygore]

2. They had a meeting on May 19th to select Diebold

I haven't heard how that came out.

[Cha]

3. Yeah, I bet the repugs were

just salivating.

This has got to stop!

[BadNews]

4. He'll get his "election" and it'll go his way. N/T

[Cha]

6. We'll see!

arnie the groper's polls are way down!

[MrModerate]

14. Suffice it to say in the Presidential "contest" in 2004 . . .

Thousands upon thousands of Bush votes showed up from districts where they would never have been expected. It helped to pad the count and lead media types who can't even count on their fingers to talk about a "mandate" -- just like it was supposed to do.

[Mountainman]

5. If he is raising money out of state you know he isn't on our side.

He has to go to repukes out of state to fund a repuke take over of CA. It should be against the law for one out of state cent to influence our state elections.

[Cha]

7. Yes, and if it isn't then it should be

shouted out from every progressive's mouth who is willing to protest arnie..that he is working outside the state to sabotage California!

[warrior1]

8. There's

a big rally at the Capital on the 25th (next week) teacher, etc, in town to kick his ass.

[Cha]

10. Thanks~ That's encouraging!

I love California and do not want to see it going to the jackals.

[Mz Pip]

9. Vote "No"

on everything. Fuck him and his damn whitehorse he rode in on. Paid for by the rich repugs in Texas and Florida. Illinois???? WTF is that about? Are these the same peole who bankrolled Alan Keyes???


Mz Pip
:dem:

[nwliberalkiwi]

11. Bust The Unions

Big money is pouring in to bust the Unions. Take their power away.
Arnold=ASSHOLE=Facist!

[ecoalex]

12. His Playbook donors

are out of state intrests, period.

[olddad56]

13. ARNOLD IS A KNUCKLE DRAGGING NEANDERTHAL NAZI GOON.

[Gyre]

15. It's going to cost the counties millions of dollars

and they're getting no reimbursement from the state which is already bleeding them dry. It's a stupid and cynical ploy by a B grade actor. But California seems to love their air-heads in high places.

Gyre

[warrior1]

16. On our local 1240am AAR

The drive home person is Christine Craft. She's got a commerical that talks about what this 70 million dollars 'could' be spent on, firefighters, teachers, police, etc. It's very effected. It also gives the info about the rally on the 25th. I think that it's going to be after 5pm.