A GOP politician and a multinational CEO with a simple proposal you will actually want to support

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http://www.mercurynews.com/business-headlines/ci_14710378?nclick_check=1
Saying a liver transplant saved his life, Apple CEO Steve Jobs convinced California lawmakers to draft organ donation legislation, unveiled at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's hospital Friday morning.

The bill, SB 1395 by state Sen. Elaine Alquist, D-San Jose, requires Californians who are applying for or renewing their drivers license to affirmatively accept or decline becoming a donor. The current system takes a more passive approach, merely providing a pink sticker to affix to a license.

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Until now, Jobs has been mostly silent on the subject of his transplant, which took place in a Memphis hospital one year ago.
His decision to go public with his transplant to help others was applauded by (Governor schwarzenegger), who is advocating for passage of the bill.

"Steve Jobs' was very instrumental in getting us here today," said the governor. "Steve Jobs told my wife about his transplant and she talked to me. Then we had great phone conversations back and forth. ... He knew that others don't have a plane waiting for them to get to a transplant."

It's worth watching the video, if you have time. This is politics as it ought to be: Worthwhile, bipartisan, and free of egotistical bullshit. If you live in California, please call your state representative and ask them to vote yes on this bill.

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1. Excellent idea!

Organ donaton saves lives -- this is good legislation.

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2. Where are you getting "A GOP politician"?

The bill, SB 1395 by state Sen. Elaine Alquist, D-San Jose

Arnold has no power on whether the bill is passed or not. No one, not even his own party, listens to him in this state.

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3. He drafted it and asked her to introduce it for him in the legislature.

Which is why she refers to it as 'his bill' in the video. Also, he is doing his job by introducing it to the public and requesting speedy passage in the legislature. As it does not create any new taxes, it needs only a simple majority to pass.

Text of bill: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1395_bill_20100219_introduced.html

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4. From the story it seems to me Maria was behind it

And Arnold wanted to do right by his wife.