With all these reckless and irresponsble measures, it is almost like Sacramento is asking for the part-time legislature. Really, the timing is perfect for fundamental reform. So, if you haven't already, please visit this site: http://www.reformcal.com/cms/index.php?page=citizen-legislature-project and, well, listen to John and Ken on the radio or on KFI 640's website.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
A BIG THANK YOU TO JOHN AND KEN . . . FIGHTING THE PRISONER RELEASE!
As this blog moves forward, I"ll have to be careful to keep it a little independent and not just a ghost version of the John and Ken show page. Anyway, I am so pleased with the John and Ken Show, and their really relentless battle against Sacramento excess and their reckless legislation. Here John and Ken are having their millions of listeners call their representatives to oppose this early release.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
IT JUST CAN'T GET ANY WORSE
As a young child, I remember the cold winter day when my mother told me that her brother and my uncle had been murdered. He was stabbed to death in a parking lot during the commission of a robbery. I still don't think our family has ever recovered. My cousins lost their father, my grandparents and mom, their only son and brother. So, I have always been interested in criminal justice issues to some degree. You always think there is some general sense among government officials of wanting to protect the citizenry, that the kind civil servants are working day and night to protect the innocent. I think this is probably more the stuff of comic books and civics books than reality. (Too bad there is no Super Man or Spider Man to come in and save the soon-to-be victim just seconds before an attack?)
Today, the California State Senate voted to begin releasing thousands of felons, as a cost-cutting approach for the budget. Of course, the early release is coined in bureaucratic jargon, about releasing non-violent offenders, reducing "light" felonies to misdemeanors, etc., but still the legislature will flood the streets with thousands of convicted criminals and our crime rate will jump again. I have no doubt that someone will be murdered because of this act, not to mention the overall impact on local communities because of the crime.
Really, I can't think of a more solid example of why we need to fundamentally change state government. That the legislature is even contemplating the early release of these criminals shows that it has failed to even carry out its most basic responsibility, the protection and safety of innocent citizens. If the Assembly votes for this, I pray that the people you know are somehow protected. Me? I'll chose to do my best to advocate for a part-time legislature, as I consider these Democrats (and the governor) a threat to public safety. I can only think of one single word to describe our legislature. . . pathetic.
