CHEATING THE ELECTORATE

by Bob Walsh

As I have noted before California has had a very active direct democracy (voter referendum) system for over 100 years. It has done some very good things in California. But it is open to cheating.

Witness Proposition Six. If approved, Prop 6 would repeal the very large VLF (vehicle license fee) increase and substantial motor fuel increases made by the legislature and the governor at the end of last year (despite Moonbeam's promise that he would do no such thing without voter approval.) It would, in addition, prohibit the raising of taxes or the imposition of new taxes without a vote of the people.

So, here comes the cheat. The ballot description is written by the Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, who is a hard core liberal partisan Democrap. He can title the thing pretty much anything he wants on the ballot, and often the title is the only thing people read. The title only says that the proposition would shitcan road repair funding. The proposition originally polled at a good margin ahead. Unfortunately the Republican party withdrew their support, I guess they want the gravy to spread around as much as the Democraps do. (The money is ALLEGEDLY earmarked for road repair and other transit improvements. It will no doubt be diverted and much of it spent on Jerry's toy train. This has happened regularly in the past.)

The Proposition 6 supporters have announced a recall attempt on Becerra. It has no chance whatsoever of succeeding. They are also threatening court action against Becerra for fucking with the legit ballot description. That has a reasonable chance of going somewhere.

We will find out in six days how it goes. Caltrans have had people out handing out election material in opposition to Proposition 6 at road repair work sites, in violation of state law. The unions are of course pushing the shit out of defeating it as the work supports union jobs, at least until the rapacious bastards in the legislature steal the money to support free health insurance rights for transgender illegal aliens.

I'll keep you posted.