DEAR EDITOR:
The California recall is valid.
DEAR EDITOR:
The California recall is valid.
Soon to be EX-Governor Gray Davis claims there are no “specifics” to warrant a recall action. Here are two specific examples of why it’s justified and an absolute necessity.
During the “energy crisis” two years ago, California consumers were paying exorbitant prices. In Northern California, the primary provider of electric service subsequently went into bankruptcy. Yet during this period, the company has spent countless money to produce and run paid television commercials which are a frivolous waste of money when the information could reach every customer by printing it directly onto the bill. This has been in lieu of, reducing the cost for service to the end consumer … and it has all been taking place on Davis’ watch.
The State of California Public Utilities Commission has the responsibility to oversee utility firms and regulate rates. At the top of the ladder with the ultimate responsibility – where the buck stops – has been you-know-who.
A specific thing contributing to the enormous budgetary deficit in California is the failure (once again … on Davis’ watch), to insure that the state receives all appropriate sales tax revenues from e-commerce sales by California based online merchants. The majority of online shopping programs used by California merchants do not accurately provide for the collection of revenues pursuant to the California State Board of Equalization rules. Resulting shortfalls at various county levels can place unnecessary additional burdens on the financial machine for “state assistance”. There appears to be little or no monitoring of the situation by state officials. This continues to take place now … on Davis’ watch.`
One thing California needs to get out the current predicament is for the “top dog” to bring in a group of computer and software gurus to hack away at each and every area of inefficiency and unnecessary redundancy in the state’s operations. Everything needs to be s-t-r-e-a-m-l-i-n-e-d and dead wood heaved out. THAT is one primary thing which will help insure that no funds are cut from education. It just takes some smart, hi-tech people. Gee … what a coincidence … Silicon Valley IS in California. Have all the brains there been tapped yet? Apparently not.
The ACLU’s attempt to thwart the Oct. 7 recall is based upon an illogical smokescreen, which only demonstrates the absurdities of the ACLU. They are attempting to say that because some California counties still use a punch card balloting system, that this would be unfair – well, well, well. These are the same systems by which Davis’ was elected in the last election!
Therefore, the ACLU’s position is ridiculously flawed, because this premise would, in and of itself, be grounds for the ACLU itself crying out for a complete re-election process for every California official elected in any election which has EVER taken place in California involving punch card ballots. One can only surmise that had the ACLU been in existence it would have probably tried anything to prevent the “Boston Tea Party” from taking place … and we would now still be slaves of English Colonial Rule instead of enjoying our status as free Americans.
Just when you think you have seen stupidity at its greatest, along comes the ACLU again with another one of their frivolous, illogical, meaningless attempts to degrade democracy at it’s finest. That is, the ability of citizens to “run the rascals out of office”… as the recall petitioners’ have successfully demonstrated to date by the number of signatures obtained to proceed with such a “democratic”, due-process event.
Eric Hilding, Gilroy
Submitted Tuesday, Aug. 26 to ed****@****ic.com
