Candidate for
Recall of Gray Davis; State of California

The Platform of Brooke Adams

Preamble -

The People of the State of California are entitled and have the absolute right to elect a Governor who will champion the principles of Individual Freedom, Personal Responsibility, and Smaller Government, all of which were embodied by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution of the United States.

The time has come for Brooke Adams and a New Generation of Leaders to remove a failed generation of politicians, beginning with Gray Davis. The now discredited "Me First" older generation will be replaced by a younger generation which will lead the Golden State into a Golden Era of Greatness.

In every decision and every position taken by the Adams Administration, Governor Adams pledges to the People that she will abide by these three guiding principles, working diligently to restore California and its People to greatness, wealth, success, and happiness.

Individual Freedom -

Little-by-little, year-by-year, the People of California have lost individual freedom through government interference with their basic personal rights, property rights and business rights. Over 150 year ago, this Great State was founded by rugged individuals who had the unalienable right to succeed and the equally unalienable right to fail.

There was no safety net to save these freedom-loving pioneers who built hundreds of towns and villages, many of which are now world class centers of commerce and culture. The Adams Administration, mindful that every great American success story was grounded in challenges, difficulties and failures, will give Californians back their basic civil right to prosper or fail.

The discredited notion of a benevolent state government whose purpose is to protect its citizens from harsh yet valuable lessons of life is repudiated. The "Me First" Generation will be replaced by a New Generation of Leaders under the Adams Administration, all of whom will work tirelessly to foster a new era of Individual Freedom and Greatness among Californians.

Personal Responsibility -

The course of public debate will change under the Adams Administration from a focus on Personal Rights to one of Personal Responsibility. Just 40 years ago, President John F. Kennedy challenged this nation to ask not what their country could do for them, but what they could do for their country. President Kennedy was part of the Greatest Generation, a generation sadly followed by the "Me First" Generation, a generation of baby boomers who have failed in their responsibilities to both their elders and their children.

The "Me First" Generation has mocked President Kennedy's challenge, demanding more and more from state government, bringing only pain and suffering to California. Returning to the wisdom of the Greatest Generation, the Adams Administration will restore a sense of Personal Responsibility in the People of California. During an inaugural speech that will be dedicated to the memory of President Kennedy, Governor Adams will call on the citizens of California to make Personal Responsibility their top priority.

Smaller Government -

The "Me First" Generation, relentlessly focused on what state government can hand out and bail out, will be replaced by a New Generation of Leaders who will end the failed tax and spend programs of Gray Davis. Under the Adams Administration, wasteful government programs will be eliminated. Governor Adams will work to block all non-funded federal mandates, end useless agencies and bureaus, dump worthless programs and stop expensive services to those who are not legally entitled to be in California.

It is not the business of state government to stifle the business of California. Under the Adams Administration, businesses will be encouraged to return to California by eliminating onerous regulations, reducing unnecessary red tape and fixing worker's compensation laws.

Governor Adams will set California on a new course - one in which people will be entrusted to spend their own money, protect their own interests, and lead their own lives, for better or worse, with neither help nor hindrance of a bloated government never envisioned by the rugged individuals who settled here 150 years ago to be all things to all people. Together, we will prevail.