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“People who have more money should be free to buy more cars, more homes, more vacations, and more gizmos than the rest of us. They should not be able to buy more democracy." -Bill Moyers |
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For Immediate Release:
March 14, 2006 Rob Reiner Fails To Adequately Address Propriety of Public Funds Spent on Proposition 82 Rob Reiner, the chairman of the California First Five Commission and leading proponent of a "Preschool for All" initiative, appeared at a Sacramento Press Club lunch to talk about the initiative and to answer questions about a $23 million "Preschool for All" ad campaign run by the First 5 Commission and paid for with public funds. Reiner's comments failed to adequately address the concern that his commission spent taxpayer dollars to boost the signature-gathering efforts for his personal ballot initiative, according to campaign watchdog TheRestofUs.org. "At the same time Mr. Reiner was collecting signatures for his ballot initiative, the commission which he chairs was spending $23 million in a way that boosted the signature-gathering effort. Even if his intent wasn't illegal, the commission's spending of tax dollars in support of Mr. Reiner's initiative very well may have been. Mr. Reiner's failure to answer these questions, much less appreciate their significance, indicates an 'above the law' mentality that may render Mr. Reiner incapable of continuing to serve as the Chairman of a public commission. Election laws and the rules of government are not and should not be subject to arbitrary dismissal, regardless of the noble intentions of those who would do so," said Ned Wigglesworth, analyst for TheRestofUs.org. "Ironically, the comments from the guy who brought us Spinal Tap failed to pass the laugh test today." #-#-#
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