Issue Date: 10/17/05
Arnold doesn't deserve a second term
By Katy Goodwin
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced in September that he will run for a second term in November of 2006. Judging by the awful decisions he has made so far, voting in Schwarzenegger for another four years would be a terrible mistake. Schwarzenegger is an incompetent hypocrite and it would be embarrassing to see him re-elected.
When Schwarzenegger ran in the recall election in 2003, he promised Californians a socially-liberal and financially-conservative agenda. He said he supported equal rights for homosexual couples. Schwarzenegger lied.
He vetoed a bill Sept. 29 passed in both the state Assembly and the Senate that would have legalized gay marriage.
It looks like his comment about supporting equal rights was just a tactic used to con Democratic constituents into voting for him.
Socially liberal people are also concerned with their right to privacy, especially in matters such as abortion. It would be a violation of privacy to create a bill that mandates parental notification by the doctor 48 hours before a minor's scheduled abortion.
Proposition 73, an initiative backed by Schwarzenegger that will run on this November's special election ballot, would legalize this practice. Schwarzenegger has also committed far worse infractions against students and teachers.
We originally believed Schwarzenegger would help the California education system because of his prior involvement in promoting physical fitness and sports in schools in the early 1990s, as well as his successful creation of an after school initiative in 2002.
When Schwarzenegger ran in 2003, he ran on a platform of making education a top priority, leading many Californians to vote for him.
He promised he would restore funding to schools as was required by law in Proposition 98, a 17 year-old law that guarantees a minimum dollar amount of the budget funding to go towards California's public education system, including community colleges.
When Schwarzenegger ran in the recall election in 2003, he promised Californians a socially-liberal and financially-conservative agenda. He said he supported equal rights for homosexual couples. Schwarzenegger lied.
He vetoed a bill Sept. 29 passed in both the state Assembly and the Senate that would have legalized gay marriage.
It looks like his comment about supporting equal rights was just a tactic used to con Democratic constituents into voting for him.
Socially liberal people are also concerned with their right to privacy, especially in matters such as abortion. It would be a violation of privacy to create a bill that mandates parental notification by the doctor 48 hours before a minor's scheduled abortion.
Proposition 73, an initiative backed by Schwarzenegger that will run on this November's special election ballot, would legalize this practice. Schwarzenegger has also committed far worse infractions against students and teachers.
We originally believed Schwarzenegger would help the California education system because of his prior involvement in promoting physical fitness and sports in schools in the early 1990s, as well as his successful creation of an after school initiative in 2002.
When Schwarzenegger ran in 2003, he ran on a platform of making education a top priority, leading many Californians to vote for him.
He promised he would restore funding to schools as was required by law in Proposition 98, a 17 year-old law that guarantees a minimum dollar amount of the budget funding to go towards California's public education system, including community colleges.