Davis retains crisis authority

Sacramento Bee ^ | Sunday, June 30, 2002 | Emily Bazar

[Dog Gone]

Californians endured their first round of major rolling blackouts on Jan. 17, 2001. That same day, Gov. Gray Davis declared a statewide emergency.

It's been more than a year since the last rolling blackouts swept through California, but the state of emergency still is in effect, as are an extraordinary range of governor's emergency powers that come with it.

[Free the USA]

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

"We want to be able to protect the health and safety of Californians at a moment's notice," Maviglio said. "We don't think everything has to go through three months' worth of debate."

Well, that is interesting!

Don't I interpret this as saying that the processes of Democracy are simply inefficient and a fascists structure is simply much more efficient at making the trains run on time?
I thought the Democratic Party was all about the people having a big say in running their government! /sarcasm

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[John Jorsett]

With the uber-incompetent Davis at the helm, another emergency could erupt at any time. A state-run lavatory might run out of toilet paper and a terrified Davis would have to put California in charge of buying rolls of Charmin for all state residents. He needs those powers to keep us all safe.

[NormsRevenge]

WoW!!! Power GraBBer Or WhaT? This Guy IS Dangerous...
DUMP DAVI$ & the Den of Socialists



GO SIMON

[heleny]

David Rosenberg, a senior adviser to the governor.
"Why should we rely on a hammer if we have a power tool available to us?"

Why should Davis rely on democracy and our laws if he has a dictatorship available to him?