Good
riddance to Gov. Gray Davis
Oct.
7 will mark a historic event here in California,
it is the day that we will vote on the states
first ever recall election to remove Gov.
Gray Davis from office. Many students and
teachers here on campus do not agree with
this recall, while many, including myself,
are 100 percent in support of it. There
are probably a number of people reading
this that have not yet formulated an opinion.
Whatever the case may be, it is my hope
that this article will shed some light on
why you, the student, should care about
this recall, and why, in fact, Gov. Davis
should be recalled.
With
the recall election less than a month away,
it seems that every day Davis comes out
with a statement or bill more preposterous
and outrageous than the last.
On Sept. 3 for example, the state Senate
approved a bill that would allow over 2.2
million illegal immigrants to obtain valid
California driver's licenses, a bill fully
supports. Does Davis not realize that granting
illegal immigrants a license will not only
give them valid identification, something
they do not deserve in the first place because
they are illegal immigrants, but also allow
them to pack up and move to another state,
obtaining a valid license?
These
immigrants, along with most of their employers,
do not even pay taxes and Davis wants to
issue them valid identification? Unbelievable!
What about the potential terrorists that
would be able to obtain licenses? William
Booth, a staff writer of The Washington
Post, notes that licenses would also allow
illegal immigrants to "open bank accounts,
cash checks, rent cars and hotel rooms and
fly on airplanes." Has Davis considered
any of this? It sure doesn't seem like it.
Another
bill that would wreak more havoc on California
and one that Davis is likely to sign involves
universal health care, which at first may
not seem too problematic to many of you.
Think again. This proposal would require
small businesses, which employ a whopping
79 percent of working-age people in California,
to provide their employees with full health
care coverage, something that most of these
businesses simply cannot afford. In anticipation
of Davis signing this bill, many businesses
are already planning on relocating to other
states, which would deal California another
severe blow to its already ailing economy.
It seems as though Davis is showing them
the door. Furthermore, the California Labor
Federation, a major sponsor of this bill,
has a membership of 2.1 million people,
a huge chunk of voters that Davis would
like to keep on his side. That's right,
Davis, keeps the union workers happy while
jeopardizing 79 percent of state's jobs!
Brilliant plan.
In addition to all of this, Davis has made
some pretty absurd comments. In one instance,
the Fox News Channel caught Davis on a campaign
stop in South El Monte remarking on Republican
candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's accent:
"You shouldn't be governor unless you
can pronounce the name of the state."
Can somebody say "childish"? In
another recent instance, we find Davis criticizing
President Bush's economic policies, prompted
by the president's weekly radio speech:
"Republicans in power have refused
to learn from their mistakes." Oh come
now, Mr. Davis, isn't that the pot calling
the kettle black?
I
hope that this small exposé has showed
you at least a few of the reasons why our
current governor, Gray Davis, needs to be
recalled. On Oct. 7 I know where I will
be -- at the polls voting for Schwarzenegger,
and I hope you do the same. It is about
time that we say good riddance to Gray Davis.
Gerry
Wachovsky is a journalism minor and can
be reached at senorbucho@aol.com
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