93 reasons to vote No on Prop 93

[Moon]

93 Reasons To Oppose Prop 93
> If you want Sacramento politicians to be less arrogant and more responsive to voters, forward this email to your friends, and vote no on Prop 93 next Tuesday. >
> Prop 93 extends legislative term limits for 42 incumbents who otherwise would have to leave office, while pretending to shorten terms. The fundraising for Prop 93 has compromised consumer protection in Sacramento this session. 55% of the $15.7 million raised by Speaker Fabian Núñez came from special interest groups in the health care debate who didn't want real reform. AT&T, which won telecommunications deregulation from the Speaker, coughed up $250,000. Chevron, which derailed reform of its pricing and hot fuel rip-offs, gave six figures.>
> Yes, we need more legislative experience in Sacramento. But not the experience of overseas junkets with CEOs, Pebble Beach policymaking with lobbyists, and global jet-setting on campaign contributors' credit cards.>
> If Prop 93 passes, the politicians behind it will learn it pays to cozy up to special interests and to forget the people they are supposed to represent. (Read our LA Times commentary on the shenanigans behind Prop 93's financing.)
> > Below are our 93 reasons to oppose Prop 93. If everyone on our list forwarded this email to 93 people, we would reach 8 million, the number of voters who turned out in the last general election.>
> Please help spread the word.> > >
> Jamie Court > > > > -------------------------------------------------------->
> 1. Prop 93 EXTENDS the terms of current members of the California legislature
> 2. Lobbyists like Prop 93 because they've spent a lot of money buying politicians already in office
> 3. Termed out politicians created an extra third election in 2008, wasting $80-$90 million, so they can run for office again
> 4. 42 lawmakers in their final terms would get more time in office
> 5. A last-minute amendment to 93 made sure Senate leader Don Perata got 4 more years in office
> 6. Assembly Speaker Núñez would get 6 more years as Speaker
> 7. Perata is under investigation by the FBI
> 8. Non-partisan Center for Governmental Studies predicts legislators will serve an average 4 years longer than they do now if 93 passes
> 9. 93 would never have reached the ballot if Perata and Núñez weren't termed out this year
> 10. Even supporters hold their noses because 93 gives extra time to incumbent politicians
> 11. Pebble Beach fundraisers
> 12. Junkets to South America with Chevron
> 13. Junkets to Japan with AT&T & Verizon
> 14. Núñez goes from lame-duck to long-time Speaker in the mold of Willie Brown - whose 14-year tenure as Speaker prompted term limits in the first place
> 15. Politicians failed to keep promises on redistricting reform
> 16. Re-instated the yacht tax loophole
> 17. Passed a midnight bill letting rich developer and big donor Anschutz Entertainment Group gain access to bond money approved for low-income housing
> 18. $14.5 billion budget deficit
> 19. Health reform bill was turned into vehicle for Prop 93 fund-raising
> 20. Speaker using non-profit to fundraise above contribution limits
> 21. Legislators scheduled 42 fundraisers for three days at end of legislative session
> 22. No on-time budget in 2007
> 23. No legislation passed to lower gas prices
> 24. Rejected bill to regulate health insurers the way we regulate auto insurers
> 25. Caved to oil industry and killed refinery regulation
> 26. Speaker-backed bill taxed drivers, not oil cos., for research into alternative fuels
> 27. Speaker raised millions from special interests for state Party, then transferred $4 million back to his own campaign
> 28. Speaker spent $2,562 in campaign funds at Louis Vuitton, Paris
> 29. And used campaign money to buy $5149 worth of French wine
> 30. Then "sold" wine to Democratic Party to cover it up
> 31. Politicians' family members working for groups with interests before the legislature
> 34. Passed legislation to deregulate cable industry, gutting consumer protections
> 35. Approved bill to reduce disclosure of special interest contributions to pols' pet causes
> 36. Insurance committee chair appointed for fundraising prowess, not insurance knowledge
> 37. Let oil industry write bill to kill fix of "hot fuel" ripoff
> 38. Perata funneled work to favorite political consultants including his son
> 39. Speaker ignored fiscal analysis of his health plan predicting a possible $5 billion deficit in just five years
> 40. And called CHP to harass citizens who dared to challenge his legislation
> 41. Legislators held fundraisers with insurance companies during Special Session on Health Care Reform
> 42. Speaker Nunez ordered legislators to make contributions to 93 ($2 million so far)
> 43. $8.7 million of 'Yes on 93' money from groups that bought concessions in health care deal
> 44. SEIU: $25M a year in workforce development funds and membership expansion in health care bill for $3.7M Prop 93 donation
> 45. CTA: health care lottery funding proposal killed for its $2M to Prop 93
> 46. Big Pharma: neutered the drug bulk purchasing pool in health reform for $500K to Prop 93
> 47. 39 newspaper editorial boards say No on 93
> 48. Current term limits diversified the California legislature
> 49. One Senator would be termed out only after his 26th year in office
> 50. Sixty percent of incumbent Senators will be able to stay in Sacramento 18 years or more
> 51. Donors who gave money to Prop 93 might want something in return:
> 52. SEIU $3,737,646
> 53. California Teachers Association $2,000,100
> 54. AFSCME $960,633
> 55. Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez's Committee to Protect California's Future $690,000
> 56. Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America $500,000
> 57. California Democratic Party $395,074
> 58. California Hospitals Association $350,000
> 59. CDF Firefighters Issues Committee $300,000
> 60. California State Council of Laborers $300,000
> 61. California State Employees Association $300,000
> 62. Senate pro Tem Don Perata's Voter Education and Registration Fund $300,000
> 63. California Dental Association $250,000
> 64. Los Angeles Casinos PAC $250,000
> 65. Professional Engineers in California Government $250,000
> 66. Girardi & Keese $225,000
> 67. Southern California Edison $210,000
> 68. AT&T $250,000
> 69. E & J Gallo Winery $200,000
> 70. Mercury General Corporation $200,000
> 71. Steinberg For Senate 2006 $195,000
> 72. California Attorneys, Admin Law Judges And Hearing Officers In State Employment PAC $165,000
> 73. Law Offices Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy $162,500
> 74. Karen Bass For Assembly 2008/ Strengthening California Through Leadership $155,000
> 75. Northern California Carpenters Regional Council $150,000
> 76. PG&E Corporation $150,000
> 77. Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters $150,000
> 78. Zenith Insurance Co. $150,000
> 79. Members' Voice of the State Building Trades $125,000
> 80. CCPOA $100,000
> 81. Chevron Corporation $100,000
> 82. Haim Saban $100,000
> 83. Network Management Group, Inc. $100,000
> 84. Pala Band Of Mission Indians $100,000
> 85. Sycuan Band Of The Kumeyaay Nation $100,000
> 86. United Auburn Indian Community Of The Auburn Rancheria $100,000
> 87. Working For Working Americans $100,000
> 88. International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers $100,000
> 89. California Building Industry Association $75,000
> 90. Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. $75,000
> 91. California State Pipe Trades Council $70,000
> 92. Consumer Attorneys $60,000
> 93. Believing In A Better California sponsored by the insurance industry $60,000

[Braggi]

Yup, as usual, just vote no on all the propositions. They're all bad news.

Even prop 92, which looks good on its face, is unaffordable during a time of $14 billion plus deficits.

No new spending. Let's solve state money problems by letting non violent and victimless "crime" convicts out on probation.

Prop 93 is just plain stooopid!

-Jeff

[santarosie]

Thanks for that, it is really helpful

What is the source?

-Jill