Also, parts of California are Ultra-Conservative. But in this particular instance, I think there is equal blame to spread around. I must point out that the Executive Branch or government is the regulatory side. However, the legistature did go along with it because they are obviously a bunch of pussies. Also, total deregulation is impossible in any society that has any kind of standards.
Unregulated industry steps all over everyone, starting with it's own employees.
Now, I suppose the evil here would be to just let the largest state just twist in the wind. Or, I suppose, we could explode the LA Aqueduct and just watch LA dry up. He also echos my thoughts on deregulation in general, and specifically as it applies to the luxuries of modern society such as municipal electricity, water, and natural gas distribution systems, gasoline supplies, etc., which are usually subsidized if not initially constructed using public funds. Keith is already on record elsewhere regarding his ill-founded beliefs on the nature of the energy problems in California, and that somehow the bill for fixing those problems will be sent to him. I myself think it's a bit light on evil, unless opposition to someone else's evil counts.