In the so-far-unsuccessful quest to find enough Republican votes to pass the budget monstrosity, the focus has been on termed-out legislators. One would assume that the reasoning for this is that these members won’t be seeking re-election in two or four years and therefore voting to raise constituents’ taxes won’t come up in a campaign. But what about any future campaigns for higher office? Are these lawmakers the rare breed that has no ambition for higher offices?
Even if they’re satisfied with their “service” thus far, maybe these members should be worried about even finishing the current term. When word leaked that Senator Abel Maldonado might be caving on the budget vote, a web site was purchased with the address RecallMaldonado.com. Considering the success of past recalls for mismanaging the state government, Senator Maldonado might want to reconsider voting for this particular tax-increasing budget. As of this post, RecallAshburn.com was still available…
Registrant:
MAPA Strategies
5235 Mission Oaks Blvd
Suite 1000
Camarillo, California 93012
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: RECALLMALDONADO.COM
Created on: 15-Feb-09
Expires on: 15-Feb-10
Last Updated on: 15-Feb-09
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