State Workers Call for Impeachment of Schwarzenegger

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http://www.inglewoodtoday.com/news/news/1650-state-workers-call-for-impeachment.html

State Workers Call for Impeachment

Labor unions and employee associations around the state are taking steps to unseat Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. At its quarterly meeting on an. 11, the Assn. of California State Supervisors (ACSS) board of directors voted unanimously to call for the governor¢s impeachment. "His inability to pass a budget is placing California in financial jeopardy, and his order to cut state workers' pay by 10 percent, to place the burden of balancing the budget on our backs, is an act of malfeasance," said President Olin King.In the discussion before the vote, ACSS board members accused the governor of breaching his fiduciary duty, missing deadlines, managing "with smoke and mirrors," fiscal mismanagement, incompetence and a failure to exercise proper leadership.Further, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's office issued a report recently, calling Gov. Schwarzenegger's 2009-2010 budget resolution "risky." The state's financial analysts say the state could run out of cash next month. Only the Legislature can impeach the governor. ACSS is urging California voters to contact their legislators. Voters can send the letter as-is, posted on the ACSS website, or edit or write one of their own. Pointing to California¢s deficit, projected at $40 billion, the ACSS went on the attack, stating in the letter:"We are facing the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes. A governor should be able to bring both sides of the aisle to a consensus, but this governor can't even get his own party to work with him. snip

[HowHasItComeToThis]

1. EVERYTHING BLACKBLACK HAS DONE IS A FRAUD

WHEN WILL ISSA BE PUT IN PRISON??

[glinda]

2. Well then...I guess everyone should be impeached.

[NNN0LHI]

4. Is everyone eligible to be impeached?

An Ahnold fan I see.

Don

[glinda]

5. You're wrong. I am saying that some accusations could be applied to others also.

I think Impeachment has to be for crimes. Now humanistically some things ARE crimes but I am talking legal crimes because "accusations" can be thrown at anyone including Obama.

[rurallib]

9. does someone need to give Arnie a BJ and then talk?

That always gets 'em impeached.

[ConcernedCanuk]

15. BC didn't get impeached for the BJ - he got impeached for LYING about it under oath

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USA is an interesting country

while it slaughters innocent women and children across the globe,

a wee bit of sex like even a 3 second exposure of JJ's nipple creates more outrage

strange country indeed . . .

[eomer]

38. BC didn't get impeached for LYING about it under oath

He got impeached for being a Democrat.

[stillcool]

19. As far as our government is concerned...

"Crime" is in the eye of the beholder. If the citizens cry foul, it is not a crime. If the "Justice" Department, or politicians cry foul, it is.

[LakeSamish706]

3. What will fix California's troubles? I guess when the remedy is found, someone...

can pass it on to the rest of the States.

I seriously think that Bush's Mis-Administration is 99.9% to blame for this whole situation that exists in the world today.

[ColbertWatcher]

10. The GOP is 99.9% to blame for the situation California is in now.

Never forget the "energy crisis" in the summer of 2000 and the "recall" of then-governor Davis, who had plans to shore up the budget.

He saw it coming, he had plans for it.

The GOP set him up to install their Great Aryan Hope.

Davis was/is the nerd's Eliot Spitzer.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

16. BINGO CITIZEN

REPUBLICAN PARTY SHOULD BE HELD UNDER THE RICO ACT

P.S. LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN EUROPE

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/31/global-recession-europe-protests


Governments across Europe tremble as angry people take to the streets

[bobbolink]

42. Too bad people here don't have that courage.

:shrug:

Thank you for posting that... very interesting article.

If only......:(

[GReedDiamond]

18. Gov Davis had several lawsuits pending...

...against the "big energy" fraudsters, Enron being the most infamous among them, that would likely have brought 9 billion $$ back to the State's ratepayers, if it were not for the Gropenator's taking advantage of GOP stooge Issa's recall campaign and successfully winning the fabricated recall election. Steroid Brain's first priority as Governor was to derail the lawsuits by "settling" them.

[ColbertWatcher]

30. Gropenator wasn't waiting innocently for Issa; he was deep in the shit.

He attended a meeting in 1999 with members of the GOP energy cell.

[shanti]

35. word

this was shoveled under the rug very quickly so that the sheeple would forget.

[BlooInBloo]

6. It only took them THIS long.

[msongs]

7. the CA legislature is responsible for passing a budget. He vetoed a passed budget nt

[ColbertWatcher]

11. Along with every other obstructionist bullshit he did for his party. n/t

[ProgressiveProfessor]

21. That budget was a fraud and would never have stood up in court

However, The Gropenator did not veto it for that reason, so that approach may well be tried again.

[pinto]

8. Bad call, in my opinion. State managers ought to be calling for the state Legislature

to present realistic, and timely, budgets. They have a history of not meeting the mark most years.

A good start would be to replace the two-thirds vote requirement on taxation with a simple majority, which it was for a long time, and closing the loopholes on Prop 13.

I understand their anger, they are non-union, salaried employees of the state. Yet, throwing an impeachment proposal into the works helps no one.

I see they have a March State House lobbying day. Maybe they could advocate for some realistic solutions.

[AndyTiedye]

12. Time for A Sequel to "Total Recall"

Long past time, actually. Send Arnie back to Hollywood!

http://www.democracynow.org/2003/10/6/schwarzenegger_accused_of_involvement_in_9b

[ColbertWatcher]

13. LOL! Fuck yeah! n/t

[Maat]

14. Hey, State Workers ... this Californian wants to be the first to sign.

My friends work for Social Services and the Public Defenders' Office - Arnie is putting people in jeopardy with his orders (children AND adults).

[ProgressiveProfessor]

22. Actually its the legislature not the Gropenator

[Maat]

24. B.S., with all due respect.

The Gropenator has thus far refused to cooperate with the legislature's efforts.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

26. The real issue is the lack of a super majority willing to raise taxes

The Gropenator can not control the Repukes in the state legislature. Not defending him, there is enough to hold him accountable for without adding stuff he can not control

[madrchsod]

17. there is a bunch of republicans that are holding the state hostage

because they refuse to vote for tax hikes or other measures to bail out the state. remember california, you guys passed the super majority instead of having a simple majority. best get rid of those republicans who pledged to never raise taxes while they watch 13% of this nation`s gnp go bankrupt.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

28. ding ding ding...we have a winner

While many blame The Gropenator, he has never had any real say with the repuke legislators. The repukes in the legislature are holding the state hostage via the super majority requirement in the CA constitution.

Not saying that the Gropenator is one of the good guys, its that we can not blame him for the deeds of the legislature.

[malaise]

20. That took long

About time.

[Hekate]

23. Mr. H and I are going to be in deep shinola if Calif goes bankrupt. The Governator IS a Republican

Never forget that (R) after his name.

Anyhow, after a lifetime of living below our means -- our means being a modest community college prof's salary -- saving for our retirement, saving for a rainy day -- we are now watching our mutual funds etc tanking. We NEED that pension. We don't have TIME to recover. We especially need the medical plan, because we are uninsurable on the open market. We are 61.

Hekate
:argh:

[PufPuf23]

25. About Time

Arnold as Guv just shows the empty heads of many of my fellow Californians at time of the recall.

The fellow has no qualifications to be Guv.

I like the idea of smart, flexible, and efficient government rather than ideology or special interests.

Both Browns were competent governors and politicians at the time.

[ConcernedCanuk]

27. California is a difficult state to govern - California is unique and special

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I lived there from 80-81 - San Diego

Domiciles included Mission Valley - National City, Chula Vista, Bonita, and some I don't recollect at the moment, but all were SanDee to me -

Most of the people I met were great,

but many weird - in that they lived "unregulated" sort of -

I was only 29-30 back then - having a great time with all these California girls that luved this Canuck with the funny accent . .

BUT

I did notice a few things

like the Vietnam vets YOUNGER than me with parts missing and psychological problems

QUESTION

When did California have a Governor it liked??

[Yukari Yakumo]

32. Probably Raygun...? {nt}

[UTUSN]

29. YESsssssssss!1 n/t

[Sultana]

31. I still don't know how he got elected

[CreekDog]

33. He refused to sign a budget the legislature passed a little more than a month ago

now that's malfeasance.

that refusal means that the state is now running out of money.

[shanti]

36. so...he's causing this.

or i should say, pete wilson's causing this...

[CreekDog]

37. yes he is

he said he wouldn't sign their budget because it didn't contain "stimulus".

[ProgressiveProfessor]

40. No he is not, the reukes in the legislature are

The Gropenator has little to no control over his fellow repukes. The super majority rules are alllowing them to hold the entire state hostage.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

39. The budget in question would clearly have been thrown out by the court

It was an end around black letter law in the CA constitution in terms of raising money. Presumptively they have gotten some better legal advice since then the legislature has not tried that stunt again. Besides he vetoed it...

The real issue is the super majority requirement.

Not defending the Gropenator but the real issue is the repukes in the CA legislature whom he has no influence or control over.

[CreekDog]

41. the 2/3 majority requirement to pass the budget has got to go

:banghead:

[ProgressiveProfessor]

43. It will take an intiative to do that, and it will be a very hard sell to the voters in California

I teach at a public university here in CA. I am in the crosshairs on this issue

[CreekDog]

44. they managed to get the threshold down to 55% on school bonds

through an initiative.

who knows.

[NuttyFluffers]

34. oh, finally! that's music to my ears.

take my governor, please!