Posted on 07/14/2009 10:51:47 AM PDT by John Semmens
Former UCLA chancellor Charles Young has filed a suit asking the California court to invalidate that state’s constitutional provision requiring that tax increases must obtain a two-thirds majority in both houses of the legislature in order to be enacted into law. The two-thirds rule passed by voters in a 1978 initiative, is held responsible for thwarting Democrat’s efforts to closed the budget deficit with a tax hike.
Young’s suit argues that “the two-thirds rule is undemocratic because it interferes with the majority’s right to control the state’s resources. It places the rights of the minority to hold onto their property ahead of the rights of the majority to appropriate it for the benefit of the state.”
Asked why he doesn’t attempt to abolish the two-thirds rule by launching his own initiative, Young candidly admitted that he didn’t think voters would sign petitions to get it on the ballot, much less vote for it on election day. In a May special election, California voters rejected five tax increase propositions by a 2-1 margin.
“Given a choice, people will tend to vote against taxes,” Young observed. “Voters are not as well informed about the government’s need for money as members of the legislature are. And as the current fiscal crisis has shown, the two-thirds rule prevents wiser heads in the legislature from acting in the best interests of the state.”
In related news, the California government employees’ union (Service Employees International) promised to “bring this state to its knees” if Governor Schwarzenegger doesn’t back off his plan to cut the state’s budget deficit by furloughing nonessential state workers. “Our members have families to support and bills to pay,” said union president Yvonne Walker. “They can’t afford the reduced pay that comes with the furloughed time off. It’s the government’s responsibility to see that our needs are met, especially in these times of economic recession. If it refuses to fulfill this responsibility we will shut it down.”
Schwarzenegger has implemented three-days-a-month furloughs. This amounts to a 14 percent pay cut for the state’s 235,000 employees.
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http://azconserv1.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/treasury-secretary-says-stimulus-working-as-planned/
Then you get nothing while striking. Compare 0% pay to 86% pay. And because of the progressive tax code, 86% gross is probably equal to 90% net pay.
John, John, John........
Now your satire is TOO close to the truth...
I fully expect the very same arguments you present as satire will SOON be voiced by SEVERAL of the wasteful corrupt and Marxist scoundrels who pass for “Legislators” in Kalifornicate...
Sorry John. I love your work, but satire is a dead art form when ten minutes later it becomes news.
candidly admitted that he didn’t think voters would sign petitions to get it on the ballot, much less vote for it on election day.
Typical liberals when you can’t win in the legislature; do the undemocratic thing and FORCE your will by court edict!
candidly admitted that he didn’t think voters would sign petitions to get it on the ballot, much less vote for it on election day.
Typical liberals when you can’t win in the legislature; do the undemocratic thing and FORCE your will by court edict!
I actually couldn’t tell this is satire.
From a “California Liberal Dreamin’” point of view, it makes perfect sense.
In other news...
Taxpayers filed a lawsuit asking the California court to void Prop 98, which guarantees a fixed percentage of California taxes goes to education, and to cap the pay of all employees in the University of California system at minimum wage.
I feel like the AFLAAC duck after listening to Yogi Berra logic. ARRRRRRRRGH!
“Voters are not as well informed about the government’s need for money as members of the legislature are. And as the current fiscal crisis has shown, the two-thirds rule prevents wiser heads in the legislature from acting in the best interests of the state.”
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That is the biggest breath of bullhockey arrogance I have heard in awhile.
ouch! to close to reality, may already be true if I recall past budget wars. It’s parody instead of satire....
I wonder if this guy feels the same way about Prop 8?
you laugh....but that is EXACTLY what happened in Nevada!
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