Paul McCauley and Elder Abuse.
Many years ago, the People of the State of California saw fit to pass laws outlawing Elder Abuse, doing so with good reason.
In a heroic effort to protect some of California's most vulnerable citizens, the California Legislature decided to take action and enact laws to protect our elder residents against abuse by younger and stronger predators. Now, enters Paul McCauley, replete with Gerontophobia, who threatens to, quite literally, take the food out of the mouths and I.V.s out of the arms of the elderly in California, all in a time when these old folks should be enjoying their Golden Years.
Currently, the California Constitution prohibits the abrogation of existing contractual obligations of California. The initiative proposed by Mr. McCauley, and approved for the petitioning process, would add one, narrow exception. All "existing and prospective retirees" who are beneficiaries of "public employee pension contracts" would be subject to have these contracts abrogated through renegotiation, a renegotiation which is prohibited in all other State obligations.
Clearly, the targeting of politically powerless retirees, living on a vastly reduced income, too old to begin another career to make up for the monetary loss that Mr. McCauley proposes, is tantamount to Elder Abuse. Clearly this mean spirited measure will facilitate some secret agenda while robbing the elderly of a decent retirement.
When coupled with current efforts for California to pass an Assisted Suicide bill, Mr McCauley's dark vision, for California's retirees, is clear. In the movie, Soylent Green, the disillusioned elderly, could check into suicide centers called "Home" and self administer a poison to, slowly, die and become one less statistic in an overburdened, surplus population. From there, they were processed into a foodstuff known as Soylent Green for consumption by the existing population.
The fact that Mr. McCauley will feed on the misery of the elderly is obvious since he is expending so much effort to do so, the only remaining question is the form of the feast.
The Secretary of State's tracking number for this measure is 1350 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 08-0018.
Mr. McCauley's contact information, as listed on his filing with the Attorney General's Office is:
Paul McCauley, CPA
1640 5th Street, #214
Santa Monica, CA 90401-3309
Tel: (310) 230-5418
Fax: (310) 458-1026
Email: pmcca28169@aol.com
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News Release by Calif. Secretary of State Debra Brown
DB09:002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kate Folmar
January 21, 2009
(916) 653-6575
Public Employee Pension
Contracts Initiative Enters Circulation
Renegotiation of Public Employee Pension
Contracts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
SACRAMENTO: Secretary of State Debra Bowen today announced that the proponent of a new initiative may begin collecting petition signatures for his measure.
The Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on initiative petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponent and to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State then provides calendar deadlines to the proponent and to county elections officials, and the initiative may be circulated for signatures. The Attorney General’s official title and summary for the measure is as follows:
RENEGOTIATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION CONTRACTS.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Eliminates certain state constitutional restrictions on renegotiating public employee pension contracts. Allows vested pension benefits to be reduced for existing and prospective public-sector retirees. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Possible reduction in pension costs for state and local governments, depending on future actions by state and local governments and courts. Any such reduction likely would be largely or entirely offset by negotiated increases in other costs, such as employee salaries and wages. (08-0018.)
The Secretary of State's tracking number for this measure is 1350 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 08-0018.
The proponent for this measure, Paul McCauley, must collect signatures of 694,354 registered voters – the number equal to 8% of the total votes cast for governor in the 2006 gubernatorial election – in order to qualify it for the ballot. The proponent has 150 days to circulate petitions for this measure, meaning the signatures must be collected by June 22, 2009. The initiative proponent can be reached at pmcca28169@aol.com. No phone number was provided.
Many years ago, the People of the State of California saw fit to pass laws outlawing Elder Abuse, doing so with good reason.
In a heroic effort to protect some of California's most vulnerable citizens, the California Legislature decided to take action and enact laws to protect our elder residents against abuse by younger and stronger predators. Now, enters Paul McCauley, replete with Gerontophobia, who threatens to, quite literally, take the food out of the mouths and I.V.s out of the arms of the elderly in California, all in a time when these old folks should be enjoying their Golden Years.
Currently, the California Constitution prohibits the abrogation of existing contractual obligations of California. The initiative proposed by Mr. McCauley, and approved for the petitioning process, would add one, narrow exception. All "existing and prospective retirees" who are beneficiaries of "public employee pension contracts" would be subject to have these contracts abrogated through renegotiation, a renegotiation which is prohibited in all other State obligations.
Clearly, the targeting of politically powerless retirees, living on a vastly reduced income, too old to begin another career to make up for the monetary loss that Mr. McCauley proposes, is tantamount to Elder Abuse. Clearly this mean spirited measure will facilitate some secret agenda while robbing the elderly of a decent retirement.
When coupled with current efforts for California to pass an Assisted Suicide bill, Mr McCauley's dark vision, for California's retirees, is clear. In the movie, Soylent Green, the disillusioned elderly, could check into suicide centers called "Home" and self administer a poison to, slowly, die and become one less statistic in an overburdened, surplus population. From there, they were processed into a foodstuff known as Soylent Green for consumption by the existing population.
The fact that Mr. McCauley will feed on the misery of the elderly is obvious since he is expending so much effort to do so, the only remaining question is the form of the feast.
The Secretary of State's tracking number for this measure is 1350 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 08-0018.
Mr. McCauley's contact information, as listed on his filing with the Attorney General's Office is:
Paul McCauley, CPA
1640 5th Street, #214
Santa Monica, CA 90401-3309
Tel: (310) 230-5418
Fax: (310) 458-1026
Email: pmcca28169@aol.com
=================================
News Release by Calif. Secretary of State Debra Brown
DB09:002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kate Folmar
January 21, 2009
(916) 653-6575
Public Employee Pension
Contracts Initiative Enters Circulation
Renegotiation of Public Employee Pension
Contracts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
SACRAMENTO: Secretary of State Debra Bowen today announced that the proponent of a new initiative may begin collecting petition signatures for his measure.
The Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on initiative petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponent and to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State then provides calendar deadlines to the proponent and to county elections officials, and the initiative may be circulated for signatures. The Attorney General’s official title and summary for the measure is as follows:
RENEGOTIATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION CONTRACTS.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Eliminates certain state constitutional restrictions on renegotiating public employee pension contracts. Allows vested pension benefits to be reduced for existing and prospective public-sector retirees. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Possible reduction in pension costs for state and local governments, depending on future actions by state and local governments and courts. Any such reduction likely would be largely or entirely offset by negotiated increases in other costs, such as employee salaries and wages. (08-0018.)
The Secretary of State's tracking number for this measure is 1350 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 08-0018.
The proponent for this measure, Paul McCauley, must collect signatures of 694,354 registered voters – the number equal to 8% of the total votes cast for governor in the 2006 gubernatorial election – in order to qualify it for the ballot. The proponent has 150 days to circulate petitions for this measure, meaning the signatures must be collected by June 22, 2009. The initiative proponent can be reached at pmcca28169@aol.com. No phone number was provided.
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