Posted on 05/30/2002 4:13:33 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Appropriations from the General Fund of the State, except appropriations for the public schools, are void unless passed in each house by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two thirds of the membership concurring.
An interesting exception, and if this court ruling holds up I'm sure there will be a strong effort to obtain an emergency appropriation for public schools. But in a way that makes things worse for the Democrats. If the schools and the teachers unions get their appropriations, everyone else is going to feel discriminated against. They'll scream even louder, demanding that a budget be passed ASAP.
That puts even greater pressure on the Democrats to make a deal with the Republicans, but without being able to blame Republican intransigence for "hurting the children" (although they're out of school for summer vacation anyway). If the Republicans hold firm, they can force the Democrats to cut spending and avoid tax hikes. Which in turn will make all the liberal special interest groups hysterically p!issed off at Dems in the Legislature and especially the Governor. Legislators can take the heat, since they've gerrymandered themselves into bulletproof districts, but Davis might melt.
We passed Prop. 187, which denied public "benefits" to illegal aliens, including education. The Demroncrat governor, Gray-out Davis, swept it under the rug after he was elected. I say screw the state employees.
I live in a state whose politicians encourage and protects illegal immigration as a constituency.
It takes a 2/3 legislative vote to pass a state budget. I hope the Republicans create a HUGE logjam. Great campaign issue for Bill Simon!
I live in a state whose politicians encourage and protects illegal immigration as a constituency.
It takes a 2/3 legislative vote to pass a state budget. I hope the Republicans create a HUGE logjam.
Great campaign issue for Bill Simon!
Somebody ping Bill Simon....
"...A provision in the state constitution directing the Legislature to send a new budget to the governor by June 15 is routinely ignored..."********************
"...The Jarvis association, citing a provision in the state constitution, filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Los Angeles in 1998 to prevent the state from continuing to spend money if there is no budget in place..."
That's great!
I'm not a fan of judicial interference,
but there's no doubt that this falls under judicial purview.
It's like one great big infection, slowly, but surely, working it's way outward. Californians, this Texan feels your pain.
To wrestle the budget closer to balance, there will be a whole lot of budget cutting. Much will be for social programs and govt. employees. That gives Davis' base reasons to be pissed at him; either stay at home, or vote Simon.
The big IF will be how wisely Simon handles his campaign, this issue, and the press. If he is skilled, he will win. If he is not, he will lose.
For the critics in other states, I direct you to Props. 13, 187, 209, 227 all passed by Calif. voters. What equivalent measures have been passed in your state?
ROTFLMAO - Never fear, the State workers that are cut to minimum wage will now qualify for Medi-cal, food stamps, an a whole host of other programs. They can now have their heat and light bill paid through LEAP - and get free cheese.
But that last statement about paying the elected officials and judges really is funny.
Only in the Peoples Republic of California.
They can't. They're the citizens of California.
Another way to reduce spending (and contribute toward balancing the budget) would be to spend less money on illegal aliens. If CA can rescind the laws that grant in-state tuition to illegal aliens and if Gray Davis would try to uphold/defend Proposition 187, we might save a lot of money. At least, we should stop passing new laws that subsidize illegal aliens even more.
For UC's, the tuition difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition is about $11K. Assuming a few hundred illegal aliens benefit from the new laws, the state loses a few million dollars. The illegal alien enrollment at CSU's and community colleges is higher, but the tuition is lower -- I guess that costs a few million dollars, too. The rest of public education and healthcare represent huge costs to the state, too.
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