Sacramento appears to have no limits on gutless Republicans. According to the John and Ken radio show, the Assembly Republicans in Sacramento all voted to place Prop. 1A on the May 19 ballot. This is a bogus spending cap that raises our taxes for years!
The GOP legislators say that they did not vote for the tax part of this measure, but according to John and Ken they knew in advance that taxes would be added to the spending cap measure.
“We don’t refer to it as a spending cap,” said Jon Coupal, president of the anti-tax Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. “We refer to it as phony budget reform,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The funny thing is, this proposition is angering both the left and the right.
“Opposition to the measure on the May 19 ballot is emerging both from the Democrat-leaning left, which argues that the cap will hamstring already strapped social-service budgets, and Republicans and conservatives on the right, who complain that the cap opens the way to higher taxes.”
Red County editor Matt/Jubal Cunningham is trying to recall State Senator Abel Maldonado for voting for the budget. Is Matt going to come after the rest of the GOP idiots in Sacramento now that they have essentially voted to put a tax increase measure on the ballot? I doubt it!
Vote No on Prop. 1A – and let’s work to dump all the Assembly Republicans. None of them are worth a damn!
3PM Today Art, 3Pm today. The Revolution Begins!!!
It has been alleged that Assembly Republicans voted to increase taxes because they supported the Spending Cap. This is simply not true! All one has to do is to read the bill and look at the timeline.
On February 14, 2009 the Assembly voted on ACAX3 1, which approved the spending cap for the ballot. If you read the bill, you will notice that there is no mention of taxes or the fact that proposed taxes would be extended for three years, should the spending cap be approved. Even the Assembly Analysis there is no mention of tax increases, BECAUSE THEY AREN’T THERE!!! The reason why Republicans voted for the spending cap is because it was (and still is) a good idea.
Fast forward to February 19, 2009 when the Assembly voted on ABX3 3, which actually authorizes the tax increases. This measure authorizes the tax increases for five years. However, it also states that should the spending cap fail passage the tax increases will end in two years as opposed to five. And as one would expect, the Assembly Analysis also reflects that this is the case.
Now look at the vote tally for ABX3 3. You will notice that only three Republican Assembly members voted for it. Also, note that this measure was voted on five days after the spending cap was passed.
The sad fact is, this tabloid rumor stuff is just cover for those who dont have the courage or the political will to do anything about their taxes raised.
If they did, they would write about the people (coincidentally that they are likely to vote for) that ACTUALLY raised the taxes.
Smoke and mirrors dont work.
Terry,
This was all explained by John and Ken. The Republicans had advance notice of the tax increase part of this proposition. They should not have voted to put it on the ballot, period. They sold out Terry.
These hacks don’t deserve your support.