EDITORIAL ALL ABOUT THE POLS LANGUAGE AMENDMENT REVEALS CRASS SELF-INTEREST.IF there was any doubt that the state Legislature's term-limits initiative is intended solely for the benefit of the politicians, it was exploded ex·plode v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes v.intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: by a last-minute amendment last week. Apparently the legislation's language was unclear about whether it would allow Senate leader Don Perata Don Perata (born April 30, 1945) is a California Democratic politician, who is the current President pro tempore of the California State Senate. He was elected to the post of President Pro Tempore in 2004. , D-Oakland, to stay in office longer. After this oversight
Oversight may refer to:
adj. hast·i·er, hast·i·est 1. Characterized by speed; rapid. See Synonyms at fast1. 2. Done or made too quickly to be accurate or wise; rash: a hasty decision. amended it. The initiative would limit the total time legislators spend in Sacramento to 12 years, but allow that entire time to be spent in one job. Currently, legislators are allowed only two terms each in the Senate and Assembly. Passage of this initiative next February would come at exactly the right time to allow Perata and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez to run for an additional term. Politicians like to sell term-limit loosening loosening /loo·sen·ing/ (loo´sen-ing) freeing from restraint or strictness. loosening of associations as a benefit for the public. But clearly there's plenty of self-interest at play here, too. |
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