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Editorials: Recall forced legislature back to work Daily News, Los Angeles Remember California's do-nothing Legislature, the hapless body that couldn't pass the state budget for months and didn't fix anything when it finally did? The Oct. 7 recall election has made those days a thing of the past. ... Suddenly, legislators are ready to get to work, and work hard, to crank out legislation at breakneck speed. In total, Gov. Gray Davis stands to sign or veto as many as 1,300 pieces of legislation - that's more than 10 for every member of the Legislature - before his Oct. 7 judgment day. And it's judgment day that drives the frenzy. Special interests of all kinds - business, labor, attorneys and more - know that Davis is desperate for campaign cash and so is everyone else. (T)he special interests see this time as a going-out-of-business sale - everything must go, no reasonable offer refused. This is their chance for once-in-a-lifetime bargains, deals that won't still be around should the state come under new management on Oct. 8. *** Because business in Sacramento is done with a wink and a nod - rather than a quid and a quo - it's impossible for anyone to prove any actual wrongdoing except for those foolish enough to get caught on tape. But the signs are everywhere, and 1,300 new laws from now, it's doubtful that the lot of average Californians will be any better. LINKS: DAILY TIDINGS: Main | News | Sports | Obituaries | Opinion | Columnists | AP News | Subscribe | Archives | Weather | Classifieds | Contact Us | Privacy REVELS: Main | Calendar | Dining | Movies | T.V. OTHER: Road Cams Copyright 2003 Ashland Daily Tidings 541.482.3456. 1661 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. - Advertisers -