by David Safier
Cutman is upset. He wants the power to fight budgets wherever they're running loose and harming innocent taxpayers.
Hack!!! Slash!!!
But the constitution has been rewritten by evil tax-and-spenders who think some budget items should be off limits.
But Cutman has a plan that will put a shiny new hatchet in his utility belt and thwart the evil tax-and-spenders.
Key legislative leaders want to ask Arizonans to repeal a constitutional amendment that bars lawmakers from cutting voter-approved programs.
And they want to take the issue to the ballot in a special election as early as March.
Russell Pearce, incoming chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said it will be virtually impossible to balance next year's budget if almost half of the state's spending is constitutionally off limits. The Mesa Republican said lawmakers need the flexibility to make adjustments.
Zap!!! Pow!!!
Will Melvin, the Sidekick from Saddleback, help Cutman get his new budget cutting hatchet?
Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of The Adventures of Cutman and Melvin.
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Thanks, Patriot. I just found out about the Arizona Guardian the other day and keep forgetting to return to it. I have to put it on my regular daily rotation.
For more info on the Legislature and Cutman go to this blog: http://www.arizonaguardian.com
It’s a site run from some former East Valley Tribune people.
The cost of that election should be “put out there” – doncha think??????
The Star editorial says a special election in Pima County would cost abut $3 million. The figure comes from Brad Nelson, a questionable source, but assuming it’s accurate, the election would cost the state a chunk of change.
What is the cost of a special election??? I would think it would be state-wide – so, how much will it cost???