While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Iraq, the Philippines and west Africa defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto governor Joseph G. “Grayout” Davis, Jr., Esq., of the republic of california, is turned out in a special recall election (55.4% to 44.6%).  The issues that solidified opposition to Davis was his unilateral tripling of the automobile property tax, and an exploding budget deficit as the result of profligate spending and declining revenues.  Republican (fascist/socialist) Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Hollywood movie actor and retired body builder, wins election as Davis’ successor garnering 48.6% of the vote against 134 also-rans, who collect 51.4%.

       Postscript: As governor Schwarzenegger,

• Presided over the annual state budget deficit rising from 19,000,000,00 to 26,000,000,00 “dollars”;
• Administered a near tripling of the state’s bonded indebtedness from 27,600,000,000 to 77,800,000,00 “dollars”;
• An expansion of the state budget of 30% over his first four years; whereas it took five years for Davis to accomplish the same milestone.

       NOTES:

• So much for conservative Republicans!
• As an attorney (Officer of the Court) Davis was ineligible to serve in two branches of government at the same time, according to Article I, Section 6 [Clause 2].

       [added 12/10/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix and Chuck McGlawn for this entry.