Assembly Speaker, Fabian Nunez, released an opinion column in the
Sacramento Bee last week, blaming the Republicans and Arnold Schwarzenegger for imitating Texas when it comes to the initiative to reform the process of re-districting in California.
Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, who was Texas first?
Let's go back to 2000, the year of the census returns. After the Clinton Administration was determined to play with the rules of gathering census calculations, we finally had the process performed and upheld with its integrity (somewhat) attached.
In the end, California had a BIG increase in population and a very large majority of liberal leadership in Sacramento. There was a deal behind closed door, the Republicans wanted to help their cause with Congressional Districts - knowing it was 'something' over nothing with the Democrat leadership at a time of a national census report.
The Democrats gerrymandered the statewide districts for 'safe elections' in 2002 and 2004. (They never expected a recall election in 2003)
My questions again...who played Texas before Texas? Answer: Sacramento's Democrat leadership in 2000!
Now we'll watch the Democrats play the victim over the efforting of the
"Fair Districts Now" initiative, and others soon to follow. Playing the victim - something the Democrats are very talented in doing I might add. They're already calling this effort (of initiative to reform the process of drawing the statewide districts) a power grab.
Next they'll start painting any pressure on Kevin Shelley as a plot to remove him from office so that Governor Schwarzenegger can appoint his own replacement.
(With the re-districting process gaining momentum, watch for the Democrats to circle the wagons around 'embarrassment number one' - Sect of State Kevin Shelley.)
If we have a "special election" in 2005, the Democrats will desire their own 'puppet' to deal with the election process, especially an election that has an initiative on the ballot reforming re-districting in California.
The Democrats 'own this guy'...Kevin Shelley.
With federal investigations, state personnel issues and lawsuits...all of the dirt that has fallen around Kevin Shelley...the Dems can throw him over the railing at a moment's notice. And don't think they haven't let him know this thus far!
During the recall, Shelley ran a clean election, but his office staff was full of Bill Jones staffers. They would have gone to the press if there were any shenanigans with the recall process - and Shelley knew this.
Now the good ship
'SOS Shelley' has purged those Bill Jones staffers and Shelley has placed his own shipmates onboard.
Expect Dirty Tricks...from the Secretary of State's Office during a 'special election' in 2005. Kevin Shelley is owned by the Democrats...owned body and soul by the party and he will perform to save his career.
Republican's first plan of action should be removing Kevin Shelley from office as soon as possible, so we can move toward a special election and more reform for this state that is still in the hands of the liberal Democrat's 'web of control'!
