We have an egregious example in front of us right now in California. Years ago I suggested, I believe in a Letter to the Editor in the local newspaper, that legisator's pay should stop if there is no budget at the deadline. Now it is in a ballot proposition called Proposition 56. They are advertising it widely and rarely mention that if we vote for this, we are also getting a lowering of the voting limit on bonds from 67% to 55%. I think this is a very bad move. Sure, I want school bonds to pass but not if it can't muster 67% support. I think it is badly needed protection against ill-conceived financial boondoggles.

      I go on record now that I will no longer vote for any multipurpose ballot proposition. If it cannot stand on its own, it should not pass. While I think the idea of not paying legislators when they failed to do the work they are hired to do is a great idea, I am no longer willing to accept the price I must pay for all the coattail riders that go along with it.

      Congress is full of this. There is probably not a single bill that passes Congress that does not have some, if not many, pieces of pork attached to it that may not serve the public interest.

      I will NOT vote for Proposition 56 or any other MULTI-PURPOSE Proposition.