Governor Selectivator

As a conservative hostage in my home state of California (or as our state's chief executive refers to it "Cauleephourya", I have been bemused by his selective engagement of issues and his stated reasons for his actions or lack thereof...

Our state is still in fiscal crisis, our budget process has descended into a battle of how to spread the deficit around as opposed to fiscal responsibility. One of the drains to our state is the unmitigated and growing population of illegals. Politically, this issue trumps Iraq as a concern of our states citizens. The school system (rated 46th int he nation) has had to take extraordinary measures and endure excessive expenses to "dumb down" learning to provide for the English-Challenged squatters. The API scores (rating of high school students scholastic level) validates this crisis. Scores in schools with high illegal population are well below the 800 (test score standard). In contrast the high income and less illegal populated areas have scores that are well above the standard and well above the nations average. In a state with some of the highest housing and energy prices, the influx of illegals has artificially depressed wages making it tough for an already challenged lower-middle class to make ends meet.

Despite this compelling state-centric impacts and the cries of his legal electorate Governor Schwarzenegger has opted to not engage the issue and dismissively shirk his responsibilities by stating "this is a "federal responsibility"

So, let's give the terminator the benefit of the doubt and describe him as a strict constitutional constructionists. However,...

The Governor seems to have no problem engaging issues of a global scale. Skipping those issues that only impact the nation, he opts to spring to action and cure "Global Warming". He has been seen in London, Paris and other cities of international import articulating "his plan" to reduce carbon emissions and "lead the world" in this struggle for planet Earth. BTW, the issue of Global Warming ranks 12th on the list of concerns, well after; Iraq, Immigration, etc.

Of course, I scribe to the tenet that you shouldn't just toss out a problem without making a suggestion as to how to fix it, so here goes...

If the Governor is struggling to engage Immigration and Border Security due to his perception of constitutional boundaries...(apparently the only border limits he opts to recognize). Here is his justification and tool to engage the issue with legal vigor...

As the chief executive official of the state, he has the constitutional power to nominate leadership and otherwise has responsibility to oversee the States Department of Labor and a sub-arm of that department CAL OSHA. This governmental body is responsible to see that wages are paid based on the laws of the State (minimum wages, time recording, overtime etc). CAL OSHA is supposed to insure work sites are safe. Also, the department is suppose to advocate to insure California citizens can seek and secure legal employment.

WOW, there is was all this time, a true, legit and (bonus) a left leaning organization just ready for the Governator to engage and address problems of import to his citizens. He can conduct employer site inspections, access and review employee records, seize and where appropriate arrest purveyors of illegal documents and insure employers are conducting business in line with the laws of California.

So, Mr. Governor there you go a solution to your ability to engage the issue and advocate for the LEGAL CITIZENS of your state. I'll bet your relieved now...no thanks necessary just show that bravado so often reflected in your movies and ENGAGE THE ISSUE.


Commentary pro or con or off the wall...all are encouraged to ENGAGE