Posted on 10/22/2009 7:45:23 AM PDT by SmithL
After railing against labor unions, waste and fraud in the past, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday found a new target to blame for California's budget woes: judges who "are going absolutely crazy."
As pieces of the July state budget solution begin to unravel, the Republican governor said judges – especially on the federal level – are preventing California from solving its problems.
He complained in particular about judicial actions that have struck down some state worker furloughs, required reductions in the prison population, imposed restrictions on water delivery in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and this week blocked cuts to in-home care services.
"They are going absolutely crazy," Schwarzenegger said of judges. "So we have to have a very serious conversation with the federal government, because they have to let us run the state."
"Whenever they agree with me, they're right, very simple," Schwarzenegger said wryly when told they sometimes rule in his favor. "When they don't agree with me, they're wrong and they're interfering with our governing of the state."
State fiscal reports through September show the state has collected $1.1 billion less in tax revenue than was anticipated. Previous internal estimates also assumed the state would enter 2010-11 with a $7.4 billion deficit, on top of the $1.1 billion just reported.
The state is also at risk of losing money as courts invalidate other cuts. Federal judge Claudia Wilken on Monday imposed a preliminary injunction against the elimination of caregiver services for elderly and disabled residents that would save $82.1 million.
Redevelopment agencies sued this week to block the state's plan to take $2 billion from them. State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has sued to block the sale of California's quasi-public worker's compensation insurer for $1 billion.
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But Ahnold was right there in line with his hand out for more..more..more of that Gummint money.
fyi
He is right in a way. What happened when CA voters voted to eliminate state funds for illegals by a huge margin????
“...because they have to let us run the state.”
Note to Arnold: Understand your point, but you have been run Caleeforneea into the ground for the past few years because you act like a girlie-man when it comes to state spending. Time to man up, buddy.
I wish we could get him to disappear.
He’s an embarassment, seriously.
Boo hoo hoo. Go take a ride down the River of Crocodile Tears for me, you idiot.
He’s right.
Arnold,
Just say no to the courts. We have co-equal branches of government. They cannot take over executive function unless you allow them.
Stop being a girly man!
Judges didn’t write the budget
They have no jurisdiction.
now now, you can’t blame a dog for acting like a dog.
Arnold, that's the plan! Where you been? All true Republicans know that.
$1.1 billion less in tax revenue than was anticipated.Gee gosh I wonder why a democrat controled state would fail.
One Gubinor.. so many infidels in black robe..
we has met the precipice and flew right over the edge..
Secede fron the Union—you have a high enough GDP when your economy isn’t being ruled from the bench!!!
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