Wilson, Feinstein on Term Limits

How ironic that Dianne Feinstein continually voices her opposition to Proposition 140, which would limit political terms to two, on the grounds that political lobbyists will then be running the government. Yet, since the courts overturned Proposition 73, Feinstein has taken more than $750,000 from political lobbyists. Since the court ruling she has accepted more than $300,000 from labor unions alone. She has also accepted more than $100,000 from five of her husband’s friends and business associates (Oct. 10). Feinstein claims that she must take these large sums of money to counter Wilson’s excessive war chest. While Pete Wilson could indulge in the same fund-raising tactics, he has stood by Proposition 73’s restrictions.

Will these large donations affect Feinstein’s political decisions if she is elected governor? That is the risk the voters will have to contemplate when casting their vote on Nov. 6. By following the restrictions imposed by both Propositions 73 and 140, candidates will be more inclined to vote for the public interest rather than for their major contributors’ interests.

HEATHER MORSE

Los Angeles