agreed.

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which the term limits or? the proposal is a slight of hand- they are in fact asking us to approve changing the terms limits that would extend their careers.


Support for California term-limits measure plummets | ScrippsNews


See my post above re: coercive care for the health plan ...and-


my comment is, that they just recently on the heels of the health plans defeat allowed the debate between hill and obama to slide by and not address a democratic party driven defeat of a plan that virtually mirros Hillary’s helth plan...considering the importance of the issue to the American people I think this a significant miss.

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I am of the opinion that health care should be a state prerogative and not delegated to the national government; except, for basic minimum "weights and measures" standards. In this manner, the several states can experiment in fifty different ways and the resulting plans should eventually be the most effective plans adopted by a majority of the states.

On the individual liberty side of the equation, I am surprised a republican governor did not advocate for unrestricted HSA's as both a method to reduce taxes (and help reduce command economics in a sector that is experiencing rapid cost growth) and help people save for what they consider and decide is the most beneficial to them.

If there is any talk of permanent tax cuts, this should be the area where they should be applied since health care is an area that could use more competitive pressures to help insure better products at lower costs to the consumer.

I think term limits should only apply to the various executive branches. Legislatures are ruled by committee and have their own issues.

I am of the opinion that the people should be well enough informed to be able to make sound decision on their local representatives to legislative government.

okey doke...do you think our state has prospered in the last 20 years?

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IMO judging CA's prosperity is no different than the US itself. Pull deficit spending, contingent liabilities accounted for and off-balance sheet future obligations from GDP and what does GDP look like? CA is in the same position as many states, in danger of being financially choked by its civil service and legislative obligations.

If we have achieved any level of prosperity, it is mostly due to advances in technology; not because we have any better laws on the books.

I am of the opinion that continued nullification of the duly constituted authority of organs of the UN, by the US Supreme Court, is setting a precedent that can be used by the several states concerning our own federal government and non-specifically enumerated powers currently being subscribed to by the republican doctrine.

The general government of the Union has no specifically enumerated power to Prohibit interstate commerce among the several states, even if in the form of powerful, mood altering drugs, since the repeal of the prohibition amendment.

Nullifying federal authority in such matters can be considered a states' right.

Nevada has state Constitution that mandates a balanced budget.

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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush

"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

As a former Nevada resident I was always amazed at how easy it was to increase casino revenue taxation 1/2 point, charge another dollar/mo for each slot machine and employ a host of other taxes on that giant cash cow to balance the budget.

I like the mandate, I hate the method that it's enforced. Raise casino taxes. Raise cigarette taxes. Lather rinse repeat. I don't want to take this too far off-topic though, but I think it would do California and the rest of the states a world of good if they passed some sort of bill or resolution to manage the budget.

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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush

"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

An impossibility with general obligation bonds still at political fingertips.

Does anyone think that any state, not just California, would be able to use the legal precedent being established by our US judiciary concerning states' rights?

Us who dont fancy California are laughing our asses off at the debt crisis Gray Davis brought you into!

You guys have had it too easy for too long, so it was about time you felt some pain on your lazy tanned bodies!

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I think the poor implementation of a not-very-well thought out energy deregulation plan was more of an issue. But that was not Davis' fault, but his Republican predecessor. As for California's budget deficit, the only difference between California's and the Union's, is that California in not allow to have a well lubricated printing press at the California Mint, unlike the Union at the US Mint.

I noticed no one is saying much about our current California deficits. Or, the fact that our current governor ran on a platform of greater use of alternative fuel capable vehicles; but hasn't issued any, simple, executive orders to implement a transition to alternative fuel capable vehicles by his executive department.