He went against the unions who helped elect him: http://news.yahoo.com/california-governor-vetoes-child-care-unionization-035332000.html
Indeed, they are strangely silent. I think they're too preoccupied with Chris Christie's weight to have an intelligent conversation.
I guess the silence indicates our lefties are torn here. They can't decide whether to support the unions or liberal patriarch Jerry Brown. I know it must be tough having to choose the lesser of two evils but without commenting you all sound very disengenous and hypocritical.
As it would mainly have a effect on those working in within state programs, he had a responsibility to the wider community to veto it due to the simple fact that the state coudnt afford it, with the state of the budget in California at the moment it is understandable. Can I ask what was the Previouse administrations reasoning for vetoing the same bill 3 times in the past?
....and why couldn't the state afford it? Is it because unionization would raise the costs for everyone and benefit only a few?
California went bust for a number of reasons but the leading one is the influx of millions upon millions of illegals who broke the bank on social services. Hey, if I was Mexican I would do the same thing. Come here, live for free, eat for free, get an education for free, get free medical. Can''t beat it.
My question was why the previouse administration had vetoed the same bill 3 times not why the state coudnt afford it right now, that I allready know the answer to