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The Coto de Caza Government Paradox June
14, 2006 California
is the direct democracy capital of the nation. California uses the direct
initiative process, which enables voters to bypass the Legislature and have an
issue of concern put directly on the ballot for voter approval or rejection.
There are two types of initiatives that can be placed on the ballot: 1) statute
revision, which requires signatures equal to five percent of the total votes
cast for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election, and 2) constitutional
amendment, which requires signatures equal to eight percent of the
Governor's total vote in the preceding gubernatorial election. As
a direct consequence of the direct democracy, Governor Grey Davies was recalled
and replaced by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger In
a speech September 16, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, through
a spokesperson, asserted that "respect for the will of the people"
compels him to veto the legislature's bill that attempts to recognize same-sex
marriage for in-state residents. The Governor's reference to "the
people" is apparently to Proposition 22, an initiative passed by California
voters in 2000 that placed into the statute books the following single sentence:
"Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in
California." In
attempts to get rid of the most corrupt delegate and cumulative voting systems
in the Coto de Caza local government, we advanced a proposal, that was never
even acknowledged by the Varo/Mezger/Hill board of directors. A few months
later, the California legislature spoke, and god rid of the district delegate
system and cumulative voting. Immediately industry lawyers got to work
trying to find loops holes to maintain the status quo, and the Varo/Mezger/Hill
decided to go along for the ride. With
arrogance and in a blatant attempt to squelch the voice of the people, the Varo/Mezger/Hill
announced that Coto de Caza would continue with the delegate and cumulative
voting system despite the recently enacted law – not even waiting to see the
results of the 2006 board of directors election. Their worse case scenario
was that regardless of the results of the election, they would still control the
board 3-2 – ramming the status quo down the Coto resident’s throats!
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