Posted on 08/01/2007 12:34:25 AM PDT by goldstategop
But Republican senators are taking them seriously as they hold up passage of the budget, listing the sanctions as their largest single spending cut to bring the budget into balance.
Picking up Schwarzenegger's earlier rationales, Republican legislators contend that the sanctions are needed to bring California into line with federal welfare reform rules on work.
"The only people thrown off welfare ... will be felons, illegal aliens and persons who don't comply with such draconian rules as trying to find a job," Sen. Jeff Denham, R-Atwater, wrote in an op-ed piece circulated to California newspapers.
Whacking welfare rolls would be an iconic victory for conservatives, and protecting the "safety net" for the poor is a litmus test for liberals. It's one of those fundamental divides.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Sounds more like a hammock.
Welfare Reform has worked out very well in the vast majority of states since initiated over 10 years ago. It appears that WR still has a way to go in CAL.
I am always surprised at how states like CA get away with defying fed law on welfare reform or NCLB, for example. The border is not the only thing the feds fail to enforce.
Some charts on the results of welfare reform in the early/mid 90s:
http://www.neoperspectives.com/summary.htm
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