Please give this Senator a call: 1 vote is blocking CA budget

[Liberty Belle]

If you don't want to see 20,000 people laid off Tuesday and payment checks stopped for foster parents and other social services, please give Senator Hollingsworth a piece of your mind:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=102

[ColbertWatcher]

1. Good idea. Thank you! n/t

[Adjective Noun]

2. ouch

My job is not secure, why should state employees' jobs be secure? This budget is going to hurt all of us at an already painful time with its various increased taxes. I'll pass.

[cboy4]

3. He's not the person to call

This moderate Republican is:

State Sen. Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) was viewed as the most likely candidate to provide the final vote, but by Monday evening legislative leaders had not agreed to his demands. The dominant Democrats need three Republican votes in each house to pass the budget; leaders in the Assembly said the votes were available in the lower house.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget17-2009fe...

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[Skittles]

4. that system seriously needs to be changed

I mean, WTF

[cboy4]

5. Yea, there are only two -- I'm pretty sure it's just two -- other

states that require 2/3rds.