Shane Goldmacher of the SacBee got a sniff of a letter between Assemblyman, Senator, Attorney General Treasurer Bill  Lockyer and Governor Schwarzenegger. Apparently Lockyer is really steamed over Arnold’s veto of SB 1293 and SB 1221. While 1221 did have some Republican opposition, not a single Legislator opposed SB 1293, and there was no major organization opposed. SB 1221 dealt with financing for health facilities, and SB 1293 dealt with the Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985. Thrilling to be sure, but both were reasonable measures that should have been signed.

So why the veto?  Lockyer apparently thinks Arnold didn’t actually look at the bill because of the self-imposed time crunch. You know, the time crunch that Arnold manufactured to get a budget, only to back down b/c he wanted a revised HSR prop.

But guess what? I looked this up, and apparently the Legislature can override a veto from the governor. Dave pointed this out a few days ago, but I’ve now confirmed it.  It’s true, it even says so on the Legislature’s website.  It takes a 2/3 vote. Since SB 1293 had unanimous support, let’s get in there and do it.  

And while we’re paying a few extra bucks for per diems and the like, how about we override a few more head-scratchers from the Governor.  The list is abundant.  If you have one, post it in the comments.