[lewislynn]

If Im not mistaken, I don't think the California state legislature was controlled by the Republicans nor was the deregulation legislation written by Republicans... Correct me if I am wrong , Please.

You are wrong. AB1890(Assembly Bill 1890) was authored by (R) Jim Brulte who was also Assembly Speaker when the Republicans controlled the State Assembly in 1996....AB1890 (deregulation) was signed by (R) Republican Governor Pete Wilson Sept. 1996 to be implemented Jan. 1998 (after Wilson's term).....The rest, as they say, is history.

BTW, this didn't happen overnight. California had (2) Republican governors for 16 cosecutive years prior to Davis.

[ElkGroveDan]

You are wrong. AB1890(Assembly Bill 1890) was authored by (R) Jim Brulte who was also Assembly Speaker when the Republicans controlled the State Assembly in 1996....AB1890 (deregulation) was signed by (R) Republican Governor Pete Wilson Sept. 1996 to be implemented Jan. 1998 (after Wilson's term).....The rest, as they say, is history.

You are wrong too. Jim Brulte was never Assembly Speaker. Curt Pringle was the Republican Assembly Speaker in 1996 (and I never worked for a finer man).

[Dog Gone]

I am so sick of your frickin' lies! Who controlled the Senate, Democrats or Republicans? It was Democrats, so don't lie and say that Republicans controlled the legislature.

Don't even get me started on Democrat Steve Peace, who took the bill over and personally made sure it was to his liking. Your lies don't get better with age.