Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

The California Democratic Party is at it again - and they're counting on you being too stupid to notice.

Dan Walters, Political Columnists for the Sacramento Bee, recently wrote about the slew of Democratic legislation aimed at eviscerating the initiative process in our state. You know, the initiative process - whereby ordinary citizens have the opportunity to get measures on the ballot that legislators don't like? Yeah, that process. Democrats complain that 'the initiative process is being abused' and they want to protect us from ourselves.

Now granted there are too many initiatives on our ballot sometimes - there were 10 on last Novembers ballot alone, But in its 100 year history, the initiative, referendum and recall petition has produced many beneficial results in addition to a few clinkers. Prop. 13 comes to mind, and last years successful Prop 20, which removed the redistricting process from the hands of our legislators, and failed Props 19, to legalize marijuana and 23, which would have overthrown the onerous AB 32.

But the Democrats don't like us to have that much say in our government - because they know what's best for us and how best to spend our money without any pesky input from us. Heck, they already control our legislature, our governor, and every major elected office in the state - they just don't want to contend with the actual voice of the people. They're also afraid of public backlash against their incompetence and malfeasance in office which is threatening to put bills on upcoming ballots mandating pension reform, restrictions on political fundraising by unions, education entitlement and reform and a host of other issues that citizens are pissed off about but that the legislature refuses to act on.

Now in an act of craven insincerity, they are backing radio ads aimed at inducing fear of signing initiative petitions. You may have heard them - a sweet female voice just signed a petition outside the local grocery store while the wise male voice tells her she probably just gave her signature to an identity thief, all her pertinent information will be shared on the global network of signature gatherers/identity thieves, and she should never do that again.

Listen closely at the end, after the terrified woman promises never to do such a stupid thing again - listen to who is paying for the ad. It's a group group called - Californians Against Identity Theft, ALONG WITH backing by unidentified labor groups.The origins of CAIT is murky but their intent is clear. Identity theft is a major issue across the country right now - I've written on it many times. But the SOLE FOCUS of this group is aimed at signature gatherers and the initiative process. Sound like a well rounded group focused on the real issue - or some special interest? Yeah, that's what I thought.

Maybe I'm just cynical but could the liberal labor movement and their Democratic lackeys in the legislature be in cahoots on this? Could they actually be waging a concerted campaign both in the legislature and on the airwaves to further their agenda of coercion and control? Naw, I'm probably just being paranoid. Of course just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they really aren't out to get you.

How much do like being manipulated? You must - you keep voting for these people.

Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/08/03/2487995/calif-democrats-attack-initiative.html#ixzz1UqBID2Lb