“It’s when a bunch of angry citizens get together”
California Federation of Teachers President Marty Hittelman issued a call to arms in theHuffington Post:
What we need in public discussion is a clear picture of the problem and then a plan to fix it. And we all need a sign of hope that change will come. That’s why, on March 5, we begin a “March for California’s Future.” The March will start with a group of public employees who will walk from Bakersfield to Sacramento. By April 21 the March will swell, as it reaches Sacramento, to many thousands. This 250 mile march, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers and its diverse allies from labor, the faith community, and other civic supporters, is designed to draw attention to the underlying causes of the state’s woes as well as gather signatures for a majority budget initiative.…Democracy is no longer in charge of Sacramento; instead, ideology is in control, benefiting the richest and most powerful while dismantling the California Dream for the rest of us. We don’t have to let California go down that drain. March with us to restore the promise of the golden state.
I don’t know, Marty. This sounds a lot like a lynch mob to me.