Sneaky Dems

http://www.sacunion.com/pages/state_capitol/articles/8841/

So both houses of state congress passed a bill that would create a seperate election for the California Primary in February. The supposed reason is to make the presendential candidates "listen" to Californians more.

Now that sounds all good and grand, but there are two issues in the fine print that no one is alarmed about. First off, the bill. State's not under any binding obligation to pay back the counties for the additional money (latest calculation puts it at 50% more than the 2005 Special Election). It took about 2 years for State to pay back the counties for the Special Election.

The second worrying piece is what's going to be on the February ballot: A measure to increase term limits on serving in the state congress. Guess who's term is almost up? Fabian Nunez. If the Primary was held at the regular time, then Mr. Nunez wouldn't be able to run for another term because the term extension wouldn't be voted on until it was too late. However, since the term extension will be voted on in February, if it's approved, Mr. Nunez and his fellow Dems can run for re-election in June.

That's right, boys and girls, the new Primary date isn't about giving California a bigger voice (as if we don't have an oversized one already). It's about Mr. Nunez getting re-elected.