Robbins’ Bills
* Who does Assemblyman Lou Papan (D-Millbrae) think he is, trying to wipe former state Sen. Alan Robbins’ name off the bills he sponsored, including the landmark Robbins Rape Evidence Law, which became a national model (June 26-27)? Robbins went to prison for his misdeeds, while most politicians get away with theirs. His name will be forgotten in 50 years, but his legislation will continue to help rape victims.
For Papan’s information, the California Legislature has a far worse reputation now than when Robbins was in it. This Legislature refuses to lower the highest state income tax in America despite huge tax surpluses. Instead it tries to buy political favors with our tax dollars, such as throwing even more money at education, which suffers not from lack of funding but from politically correct and logically stupid meddling by the Legislature and its allies in local governments.
CHARLES K. SERGIS
Calabasas
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