The budget albatross

Re “Gov. needs wow finish to salvage flawed year,” column, Aug. 13

Here’s the perfect wow finish for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Start the ball rolling to put an initiative to allow a simple majority to pass the budget before California voters again so our people are not held hostage repeatedly by the Senate Republican obstructionist kings. Lead the charge, governor, to help bring this state into the national norm by ridding California of this archaic albatross of a budget requirement that dilutes every Californian’s vote and impedes our progress and growth.

Marianne Friedman

Alhambra