CA GOP votes against Arnold ballot measures but is this just a token gesture?

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– April 19, 2009Posted in: Arnold Schwarzenegger, california, california budget, Fresh Juice, libertarian party, Republican Party, taxes, Tea Party!

The Libertarian Party of California announced finally  on April 7 that they were opposing “Propositions 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E on the May 19 special election ballot,” but they are supporting the passage of Prop. 1F.

Now the California Republican Party leaders have finally followed suit by voting on “Saturday to oppose all six measures on the May 19 ballot, including a spending limit and temporary tax hike proposal championed by GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines.”

Why is Villines still in charge of the GOP Assembly delegation and why did the CA GOP previously give over $600,000 to Schwarzenegger?

“The CRP’s opposition comes after the party gave $650,000 to Schwarzenegger’s ballot-issues committee in January and February. The governor has used much of that money to promote Proposition 1A and other measures,” according to the Sacramento Bee.

And why haven’t rich GOP gubernatorial candidates Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman donated any money at all to the effort against the Arnold ballot measures?  They have opposed the measures verbally, but so far they have not put their ample wallets into play.

And why is the CA GOP opposing Prop. 1-F, “which would ban legislative pay raises in deficit years?”  What is wrong with that?  The Libertarians got this one right – while the Republicans look to be protecting their legislative paychecks at our expense.

In my opinion, you cannot trust the California Republicans anymore than you can trust their blue counterparts!

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