Schwarzenegger Sued for Budget Cuts

Aug. 10, 2009

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg filed a lawsuit Monday against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after slashing around $500-million from the budget last month, reports said.

The lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court alleges that the governor has made violations against the state Constitution when he used his veto powers and cut the budget off by about half a billion dollars.

Steinberg’s lawsuit also claims that the said budget cuts will greatly affect many residents especially those who are “the most vulnerable members of our society: the poor, the young, and the very old".

The governor’s legal counsel quickly denied the allegations and firmly said that Schwarzenegger’s actions were compliant to the limitations of his power and has not violated any state law.