From: davepat@flash.ATC.Olivetti.Com (Dave Patterson)
Newsgroups: ca.politics
Subject: Re: Recall Gov. Pete Wilson
Summary: Willie Brown? nahh!  don't think so...
Date: 18 Aug 92 21:47:11 GMT
Distribution: ca

In <6219@ucru2.ucr.edu>, starbuck@ucrmath.ucr.edu (aaron greenwood) writes:
>In <athos-120892153038@athos.apple.com- (Rick Eames) writes:
>>In <55671@olivea.atc.olivetti.com-, ses@flash.ATC.Olivetti.Com
>>(Darlene Wiedman) wrote:

>>> ... I am considering starting a petition drive to recall Gov.
>>> Pete Wilson.  I have called the Secretary of State and I will be 
>>> receiving all the info I need in a few days.

>>What I would really like to know is why on earth are you just going after
>>the Governor?  This is part of the "Blame the Executive Branch" mode of
>>thinking that seems to hold our country in this death grip.  

As I've stated before, this "blame the Executive Branch-mode of thinking"
is NOT what has our country in a death grip, it's the old whining started
by Ronald Reagan:

"It's the Democrat's fault!"

Reagan started it, Bush made it fashionable, and now Wilson is trying
to emulate Bush.  

It is a LACK of LEADERSHIP at these top posts which is currently driving
our state, (not to mention, the country), down.  Everyone wishes to
"pass the buck" when it comes to fault.  No one is willing to, at least,
try to fix it.  Wilson has consistently failed to come to a compromise
when it comes to education, health issues, and welfare issues.  To 
senselessly cut programs which are desperately needed in a state which
is in a depression, (yes, I said depression: current figures are *very*
similar to those experienced in the '30s), is wrong, unethical, and
immoral.  The longer Wilson waits on the budget gives him more time to 
blame the Democrats, which creates anger in the electorates.  He does 
not have to worry about November, (as the members of the Legislature
are up for re-election in the fall), because his term is up in 1994.

Also, you should remeber that NO ONE in the Legislature, (Democrats,
or Republicans), voted to pass his first budget.  Note that, in the
California legislature, that there is a lower ratio of Democrats to
Republicans than there is in the Congress of the United States.

And, another tidbit:  Prop 165, (coming in Nov, authored by Wilson), 
is a proposition which gives the Governor "greater fiscal responsibility" 
in creating the state's budget.  We feel that this would give the 
Governor way too much power when it comes to creating a budget.  If you 
wish to have stupid kids, poor health care, and many more homeless people
than there exists now, vote yes on it.  If you want responsible 
government, fiscal responsibility shared by all of YOUR representatives,
(ie. YOU have more of a say in where the tax dollars go), then you had 
better vote this one down, because this is Wilson's reaction to the
Legislature, and you.

As far as sitting around doing nothing about the state's problems,
well, we're DOING something about it.  We're not sitting on our hands 
any more.

>> I would think a "Get Rid of Willie Brown" campaign would do better.

>Hear! Hear!  Thank your stars for term limits.  Willie Brown will be gone
>one way or the other in time.

Too bad you don't understand anything about the Repeal process.  If you
did, you'd know that only the electorate in his constituancy (sp?) are
allowed to generate a Recall of the elected official.

As a Californian, I am in Gov. Wilson's constituancy, and am therefore
eligible to generate a Repeal process.  

If you are truly unhappy with your elected officials from your district,
then, by all means, cast your vote.  Otherwise, it's *your* fault that
the representative of your district is a bozo.

-Dave Patterson

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