It will prove that conservatives think nothing of spending millions of dollars for their own self aggrandizement.

In one noteworthy week, Supervisors John Moorlach and Chris Norby made it easier for marijuana smokers to get high while at the same time they proposed a plan that would cut the pensions of thousands of current and retired cops. Unbelievable. I never thought I would see the day when Orange County druggies would cheer the supervisors while the cops jeered them.

Steven Christian of Orange

Pension benefits are then calculated based upon the compensation earned by an individual employee. An employees pension is not calculated by considering their wages and benefits recieved. Only wages are used. You don’t add in the amount of the employee’s health plan and their pension contribution paid by the employer to determine their base compensation for calculating their pension benefit.

Therefore since the retroactive increase in pension benefit cannot be considered compensation, Moorlach’s claim that pension benefits are extra compensation for services already performed is on its face flawed.

Pensions are a benefit accrued over the time of an employee’s service. No matter how much Moorlach tries to turn logic and common sense on its head, he is still wrong.

You claim that Supervisor Moorlach is a “principled conservative” and the the action he is proposing is consistent with his oath of office.

I have a few questions for you.

1. Which “principles,” specifically, are you assigning to Supervisor Moorlach?

2. If a Supervisor were to disagree with any of his “constitutional theories” that they are not living up to their oath of office?

3. If a Supervisor were to take an act that was unconstitutional based upon Supervisor Moorlachs theories, that they would be in violation of their oath of office?

Here I am agreeing with you on this subject, and you need to gratuitously attack me.Such class.

Nevertheless, I’ll continue to object to Chris’ arguments on this issue. The Constitution of the state of California as written and subsequently amended limits the power of elected representatives on taxation and certain fiscal matters.

I think Moorlach has made a great case here that the previous board of supervisors acted illegally in granting exorbitant benefits in excess of their legal authority. And Moorlach is the type of principled conservative who is extinct in the corrupt national Republican party, willing to criticize powerful political interests and his own party.

As to the argument that tax dollars should not be used to pursue this, there is a smoetimes distasteful yet fundamental requirement for government to expend money on legal matters if they are acting to honor their oath of office to defend the Constitution of the State of California.