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.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
BACK AGAIN
Hey, it has been a long while since I have posted, having been busy with work, an employment issue with family (helping out in their business), and a move. However, I am very pleased to see that John and Ken of KFI AM Radio in Los Angeles are advocating a part-time legislature in CA. I will be following their progress and helping in my small way.
I think things have gotten so bad that we have reached a critical mass and this may have a chance of going forward. Perhaps the long-awaited revolution is here?
Thursday, August 21, 2008
PAYING FOR NADA
To get the ball rolling, here is a link to an article on the state of the current budget battles right now: http://www.flashreport.org/commentary0b.php?postID=2008071510355463
Like you, I'm sure, it ticks me off to think we are paying for this incompetence.
Like you, I'm sure, it ticks me off to think we are paying for this incompetence.
THE NEED FOR A PART-TIME LEGISLATURE
I had heard about this concept a number of years ago and thought it was an excellent idea. Indeed, our state government and the special interests that feed off of the regular taxpayer need to be controlled and brought under our heal. I know there have been a lot of revolts against Sacramento's excesses--including Prop. 13, term limits, a recall of a sitting governor, and the current drive for redistricting, but--except for Prop. 13--they have turned out to be temporary victories.
What we need is substantive reform of the legislature--something that will go to the heart of the beast and kill it--we need to make our legislature part-time, which should help reduce the radical and fiscally irresponsible elements in the legislature. Moreover, it will force the legislature to focus on truly important matters-like balancing the state budget and saving for future fiscal emergencies--and help keep their focus off of regulating nearly every corner of daily life and taxing everything to death. At the very minimum, we'll pay 1/2 or so for the same government incompetency we are getting now.
Unfortunately, since I first heard of the idea, the major proponent of the concept, the Governor, has completely abandon any conservative fiscal approaches and is no longer threatening the legislature with this possibility. For the most part, now, he's a go-along figure-head that has done nothing to counter the fiscal recklessness of the state legislature. He's turned out to be worse than Davis, in fact. Looking back, what a complete waste of time the recall was and what a total failure the Governor has been. Does the governor believe the stuff he says? How could he have dropped his fiscal conservatism so fast? Does the man have any principles or just political plattitudes about "bringing the two sides together?" (To do what, I must ask, spend more of the taxpayer's money?)
As the weeks unfold, I will chronicle some of the excesses of the government and how this reckless government spending is and will impact us all. From there, I will provide information on how we can begin the long war to make the legislature part-time in California.
What we need is substantive reform of the legislature--something that will go to the heart of the beast and kill it--we need to make our legislature part-time, which should help reduce the radical and fiscally irresponsible elements in the legislature. Moreover, it will force the legislature to focus on truly important matters-like balancing the state budget and saving for future fiscal emergencies--and help keep their focus off of regulating nearly every corner of daily life and taxing everything to death. At the very minimum, we'll pay 1/2 or so for the same government incompetency we are getting now.
Unfortunately, since I first heard of the idea, the major proponent of the concept, the Governor, has completely abandon any conservative fiscal approaches and is no longer threatening the legislature with this possibility. For the most part, now, he's a go-along figure-head that has done nothing to counter the fiscal recklessness of the state legislature. He's turned out to be worse than Davis, in fact. Looking back, what a complete waste of time the recall was and what a total failure the Governor has been. Does the governor believe the stuff he says? How could he have dropped his fiscal conservatism so fast? Does the man have any principles or just political plattitudes about "bringing the two sides together?" (To do what, I must ask, spend more of the taxpayer's money?)
As the weeks unfold, I will chronicle some of the excesses of the government and how this reckless government spending is and will impact us all. From there, I will provide information on how we can begin the long war to make the legislature part-time in California.
