Roy Ashburn signed a written oath to never raise taxes. Ashburn ran on platform of never raising taxes.
Subsequently, Ashburn helped to inflict the most massive tax increase in national history upon California.
Ashburn helped put together a series of propositions to double taxes after inflicting this massive tax increase. Ashburn actively campaigned in favor of these tax hike propositions. Ashburn helped write deceptive wording in those propositions indicating this was a "spending cap" when in reality this was another massive tax increase. Those propositions where voted down by a 2 to 1 margin by residents.
Ashburn consistently pushes left liberal bills and policies.
Ashburn is currently under recall. Chances are high he will be removed from
office in late November.
