John Smith wrote:
On 9/21/2010 10:35 AM, bpnjensen wrote:

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Warning - direct democracy results in the worst possible results. See
California.

I live in California. We once had a democratic republic, now we just
have the republic ... the public servants have usurped the peoples power
and taken all authority to themselves. There is noting democratic about
California, we are totally ruled by the wants of the minorities ...


You better vote for Brown. Ms. Whitman will not be able to negotiate
with CALPERS as well as he. He understands the way Sacramento works
better than anybody else available.