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Newsday.com reports:

Democratic Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, in an unexpected broadside, accused Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday of misusing the state’s ballot initiative process to force his political agenda on the Legislature.

Schwarzenegger is pushing four ballot measures that deal with teacher tenure, union dues, a state spending cap and redistricting.

“I’m opposed to all of his initiatives,” said Villaraigosa, a former state Assembly speaker, who had appeared eager to work with Schwarzenegger.

“In this instance it’s very clear that the initiative process is being misused,” Villaraigosa said. “These are matters that could and should be addressed by the legislature.”

Of course, the problem with that Mr. Mayor is that the Legislature enjoys the gridlock, has no incentive to re-draw political districts into competitive ones and enjoys the union cash. But other than that, gee whiz, Mr. Mayor, you’re right, we should leave it to the legislature. (Story via FlashReport)

Cross-posted at SoCalLawBlog

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