California Budget Battle - SEIU official shown threatening California Legislators

June 16, 11:28 AMMarin Republican ExaminerMark D. Hill

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  California State GOP leadership released a surprising video showing direct threats  to elected California representatives by SEIU leadership today.

Sacramento, California:   With the release of a scathing video, the California Republican Party and GOP leaders took on the powerful, state public employee unions, including the SEIU - which was recently labeled "budget terrorists" by a highly placed member of the Obama White House -  accusing them of bullying the elected members in the State Legislature and showing an unidentified  SEIU union leader testify and make threats saying, "We helped to get you into office.   We got a good memory; and come November, if you don't back our program, we'll help get you out of office."  

The video link can be found at  www.youtube.com/watch

Facing a $200 billion unfunded pension liability, a $42 billion current budget gap and an floundering economy, Governor Schwarznegger and the majority held Democrat Legislature continue to be at odds as to how to get the State back on track.   Having just passed the largest tax increase in decades while watching thousands of public employees retire as millionaires - according to the website www.pensiontsunami.com/; Legislators on both parties are struggling to let the unions' stranglehold on the State budget continue.    

A recently lauched website www.californiapensionreform.com/calpers/ shows a database that lists over 5000 California Employees Retirment System (CalPERS)  employees earning lifetime pensions with payouts of $100k to $499k annually.    CalPERS first refused to disclose the information citing privacy concerns however, were ultimately  forced by the courts to release the information.   CalSTERS and many County public employee retirement systems have yet to disclose this information to the public.   Sacramento political insiders claim the real reason for trying to hold back the information is the  fear of public outrage and backlash due to these pension and medical retirement packages valued in excess of  $3 - 10 million per employee.