I wonder where he got THIS idea?
Calif. governor eyes dramatic shift in power
By Peter Nicholas, Los Angeles Times | December 14, 2004
SACRAMENTO -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose ambitious plans to overhaul state bureaucracy face opposition in the Legislature, is considering a change that would make it far more difficult for lawmakers to reject his ideas.
If successful, the move would amount to a dramatic shift in power toward the Republican governor, helping him surmount resistance in a Legislature controlled by Democrats.
Currently, Schwarzenegger's call for revamping government can be rejected by the Legislature through a simple majority vote of either the Senate or Assembly.
Under the change that the governor's aides have privately discussed, a two-thirds' vote of both houses would be needed to scuttle a proposed government shake-up.
"It'd make it an awful lot harder for the Legislature to turn down a plan," said William Houck, cochairman of a commission that advised Schwarzenegger on government restructuring.
