Another blogger takes aim at Nunez

by Dante Atkins (hekebolos) [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Namely, me.

I had originally drafted a resolution taking specific aim at Speaker Nunez' "campaign-related" travel expenses--you can find the resolution quoted below the fold for your amusement.

However, I have been assured by our own Brian Leubitz, who sits on the Resolutions committee, that any resolution such as the one seen below the fold will be rejected out of hand by the resolutions committee on the grounds that it is not of philosophical intent or some such, and instead takes aim at a particular politician.

Or something.  Because the resolution against Alberto Gonzales I "wrote" for the previous e-board meeting did exactly the same thing.

Regardless, they'll look for an excuse to throw it out, and they won't have to look far.  So what I'm going to do is author a second resolution--especially in light of Perata's extravagances discussed by the SacBee--calling for the CDP to support accountability and transparency regarding the travel expenses of all California politicians.

We'll see how they handle that.  I will be writing this resolution and distributing it at the meetings for both Region 10 and Region 13 coming up this weekend--once written, I will post it at Calitics.

In the meantime, PLEASE attend your Regional Meeting this weekend.  At the end of the delegate meeting, members of the Platform Committee--including myself in regions 10 and 13--will be hearing testimony regarding the platform.

As promised, below the fold is the resolution I intended to submit regarding our jetsetting Speaker.

P.S. It's positively excellent to have bloggers on our committees.  I know of at least three--Brian on Resolutions, me on Platform, and rebelatheart on Voter Services.

CALLING FOR TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF SPEAKER NU?EZ

WHEREAS, travel expenses for members of the State Assembly are legally required to have a legislative purpose;

WHEREAS, The Los Angeles Times has reported that Speaker of the State Assembly Fabian Nu?ez has accrued travel expenses in the tens of thousands of dollars, including bills of several thousand dollars each at exclusive hotels and restaurants in Europe and the United States, while Senator Don Perata has accrued no travel expenses over the past three years;

WHEREAS, there is definite question as to the possible legislative intent behind travel expenses to some of Europe's finest hotels, restaurants and vineyards;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party, gathered at the meeting of the Executive Board in Anaheim, California, calls upon Speaker Nu?ez to explain the legislative purpose behind his travel expenses at these select locales, as well as identify his colleagues in the matters of legislative intent discussed thereat.