Published on Wednesday, August 12, 2009
By Daily Breeze Staff Writer
To most Californians who have noticed it, the ongoing dispute over the legality of half-a-billion dollars' worth of late-July budget vetoes by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger looks like a schoolyard squabble. You have the governor and the Democratic leaders of the state Legislature bashing each other and hauling out lawyers to make predictably partisan arguments.
But there's more going on here. What's happening is an attempt by Schwarzenegger to remake California government in a more authoritarian form against the express wishes of the people and their elected representatives.
Here's the essence of the dispute: Back in February, the governor signed a budget bill designed to take the state through the end of the fiscal year ending at midsummer of 2010. Before signing, he nixed whatever items he disliked, making use of his line-item veto powers
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