Posted by
Billy on Tuesday, February 01, 2011 8:01:02 PM
Citing the pro-democracy unrest in Egypt and Tunisia, Gov. Jerry Brown called
it “unconscionable” that GOP legislators are vowing to block his attempt to ask
voters to extend tax hikes to balance the budget.
“When democratic ideals and calls for the right to vote are stirring the
imagination of young people in Egypt and Tunisia and other parts of the world,
we in California can’t say now is the time to block a vote of the people,” Brown
said in his first State of the State address in nearly 30 years.
He said the budget has tough choices but that the people “have a right to
vote” on the package. ( Jerry
Brown cites Egypt unrest to make case for tax hikes!)
(Billy's Thoughts>>> People of CA. this is who you voted into office. The people of CA. should have kept this guy out of office. Gov. Brown was playing dirty politics by saying we need taxes to go up because of what is happening on the streets in Egypt. )