Today the FlashReport publishes its annual "Top Twenty Bills The Governor Should Veto" column.  This year, I am pleased to announce that FR partnered with two Republican legislators, State Senator Bob Dutton and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, in coming up with the list.

Here is my introduction to the list, and below that a link to the full column…

TIME TO USE THAT VETO PEN…
Unfortunately for the people of California, the State Legislature is dominated by liberal Democrats.  because of it, there were scores of bills passed by the legislature, over the objection of Republicans, that are on the Governor’s desk.  In an effort to allow readers of the FlashReport to really get a handle on how well Governor Schwarzenegger is wielding his veto pen over the coming weeks, the FlashReport asked two of Sacramento’s most well-respected Republican legislators, State Senator Bob Dutton and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, if they would help us to compile the FlashReport "20 Worst of the Worst."  These bills represent the most egregious attempts by the Democrats to restrict the freedom and liberty of Californians, and grow the size and scope of state government. 

Oh – and on a final introductory note, much was made this budget season about the distant relationship between the Governor and Republican legislators.  How the Governor treats these particular twenty bills will be a good indicator of whether he is going to reach out to his GOP colleagues…
                                                                       — Jon Fleischman, Publisher

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE FULL COLUMN…

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