iCarly should be nowhere near the GOP. She is far too RINO for this party.
I don't know about that... just look at this issues comparison with the candidates ... :-)
Posted on 05/25/2010 2:34:26 PM PDT by theanchoragedailyruse
This post will likely be very cut-and-dry to California conservatives. Central to most GOP voters here is Prop 13, which capped property taxes at 1% of the value of a property, but even it allows for taxes to be raised beyond that level-- but only with a 2/3 vote of the people.
For years, liberal spendthrifts and RINOs alike have sought to undermine this supermajority protection, which has arguably been the one thing that prevented this state from having been driven into a no-growth, overtaxed ditch long ago-- the one we maybe headed for, anyway.
So, in 2000, a Prop 26 was on the ballot. What did it do? It was an attempt by Prop 13 opponents to undermine that 2/3 majority protection-- in the name of the children, of course! Well, voters solidly rejected this end-run on Prop 13, but one GOP Senate candidate supported it whole-heartedly: Carly Fiorina.
(Excerpt) Read more at redcounty.com ...
Another reason to vote for DeVore.
It’s your own blog. Excerpting isn’t cool. Here.
I Don’t Care if She’s Winning, Carly Must Explain This
By Chip Hanlon | 05/25/10 | 05:01 PM EDT | 0 Comments
This post will likely be very cut-and-dry to California conservatives. Central to most GOP voters here is Prop 13, which capped property taxes at 1% of the value of a property, but even it allows for taxes to be raised beyond that level— but only with a 2/3 vote of the people.
For years, liberal spendthrifts and RINOs alike have sought to undermine this supermajority protection, which has arguably been the one thing that prevented this state from having been driven into a no-growth, overtaxed ditch long ago— the one we maybe headed for, anyway.
So, in 2000, a Prop 26 was on the ballot. What did it do? It was an attempt by Prop 13 opponents to undermine that 2/3 majority protection— in the name of the children, of course! Well, voters solidly rejected this end-run on Prop 13, but one GOP Senate candidate supported it whole-heartedly: Carly Fiorina.
Forget what I wrote on Friday. The silver lining about Tom Campbell’s apparent collapse in the polls is this: conservatives may not have to make a “who do I think can win?’ judgement between Fiorina and DeVore.
You can read the article below for yourself and decide, of course. For me, however, it goes like this: without a good explanation— a sterling, rock solid one— this is a killer for me. If this holds up—and I suspect the charge may come that it’s not authentic because you can’t find it online—then my choice will be simple: I will be voting for Chuck DeVore. Obviously, I’m printing it here because I believe the following op-ed to be genuine.
Without further commentary, the editorial in question:
San Jose Mercury News
Posted at 6:05 p.m. PST Wednesday, March 1, 2000
A yes on Prop. 26 is crucial for California schools
BY CARLY FIORINA AND JOHN DOERR
Most of the tremendous technological innovations leading us into the 21st century were born in California, right here in Silicon Valley. The economy and population of California is exploding, yet our school facilities are being left behind.
More than half of California’s schools lack adequate electrical power for computers and communications technology. Our state ranks 42nd out of the 50 states in students per Internet-connected computer, and we rank dead last in students per instructional computer.
Silicon Valley executives are disturbed to find that a 19th century provision of our state Constitution is keeping us from bringing our schools into the 21st century, and that is why HP and other TechNet companies are supporting Proposition 26 on the March 7 ballot.
Though Santa Clara County is home to Silicon Valley, most of its schools were built at least 25 to 30 years ago. They are old and out of date. We must fix them. In Santa Clara County, 19 percent of school buildings are temporary. Compounding the situation is the enrollment growth of nearly 30,000 new incoming students annually. This enrollment will continue to grow in the coming years. It will require 50 to 60 new schools per year in this county alone.
Just up the road, the San Mateo Union High School District typifies the problems of districts around the state. Faced with serious modernization and classroom needs, the district has been attempting to win passage of a local school bond for the past two years.
The roofs are leaking at Aragon High School, fire alarms and other safety devices at Burlingame High School need to be replaced, old irrigation and drainage systems need to be renovated at Capuchino High School in San Bruno, and old heating, electrical and ventilation systems must be replaced at Mills High School in Millbrae.
The district has attempted to improve its schools with local bonds, but even though they received more than 66 percent support, the will of the majority of the voters was not enough to make much-needed improvements to these schools.
Districts in Santa Clara County have met a similar fate. Since 1986, 10 bond attempts have failed in Santa Clara County despite majority support.
The current two-thirds vote requirement carried over from the 19th-century has taken a serious toll on local schools, particularly in our poorest communities where the need is greatest. The answer to this crisis is Proposition 26. Prop. 26 makes it easier to invest in our children’s education by reducing the unfair two-thirds vote requirement for passage of local school bonds to a simple majority. It also institutes strict new accountability standards to ensure that school facilities are finished on time and on budget. All local school bonds must include a list of specific projects that would be completed with the funds. In addition, an annual audit will be required for every project until all funds have been expended.
California is one of only four states to require a two-thirds vote to fix our schools. It is an unfair, 120-year-old law that prevents a majority of local voters from deciding the fate of their school’s future and leaves our children and grandchildren in dilapidated, unsafe and severely overcrowded facilities.
Now is the time for California to join the vast majority of other states that make investing in their children’s education a top priority. The coalition supporting Prop. 26 is one of the largest and most diverse in the history of California initiatives: Gov. Gray Davis, former Gov: Pete Wilson and more than 500 organizations.
The reason is simple: Investing in our children’s schools is the key to preparing students for jobs in the 21st century to what we call e-inclusion (educational and electronic inclusion). It’s the key to economic prosperity and safe communities. Put simply, it is the right thing to do. That is why we should all vote yes on Prop. 26 on March 7.
Carly Fiorina is president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard. John Doerr is a general partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
One last comment from me, actually: combine this with her much older views on the federal role in education as expressed in her Master’s Thesis, which we here at Red County broke exclusively, and like I said: one very good explanation about her intellectual journey on these issues is in order.
She’s on a live debate with Chuck DeVore on KFI radio right now.
Listen in at:
www.kfi640.com
This issue is on right now. Devore is hitting her with it.
That is incorrect. When you buy a house the tax starts at 1.25% of the purchase price, then can only be raised a max of 2% each year (however, fees fees fees and more fees can be added).
Not mine, it’s Chip Hanlon’s Red County.. And it is most certainly appropriate to excerpt other people’s work.
iCarly should be nowhere near the GOP. She is far too RINO for this party.
Not on the excerpt only list. But it IS infected with popups and flash ads.
Not on the excerpt only list. But it IS infected with popups and flash ads.
And that's a good reason for printing it here ... thanks ... :-)
iCarly should be nowhere near the GOP. She is far too RINO for this party.
I don't know about that... just look at this issues comparison with the candidates ... :-)
Don’t think so Palinbot.
It sounded good to me ... LOL ...
Not on the excerpt only list. But it IS infected with popups and flash ads. And that's a good reason for printing it here ... thanks ... :-)
And you respond: Don’t think so Palinbot.
Help me out here, because I am just not getting what you are putting down here.
I hope you folks realize that “rule by referendum” (introduced by left wing progressives in the late 19th/early 20th century) makes Cali a fiscal and political joke compared to the rest of America.
Only if you are for same sex marriage...
Rule by referendum and illegal immigration has made California a banana republic without bananas (but plenty of other "fruits").
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