Posted on 05/16/2011 3:08:13 PM PDT by SmithL
Redrawn legislative districts, high voter turnout for the presidential election and continuing demographic shifts are likely to benefit Democrats, political observers of both parties say.
"If you think 2010 was bad," former Senate Republican leader Jim Brulte tells Republicans, "just get a load of what's going to happen in 2012."
Democrats have controlled the Legislature most years since the late 1950s. But in all that time, they have not once held two-thirds majorities simultaneously in both houses.
Voters last year lowered the threshold for budget passage to a simple majority, but tax measures like Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing still require a two-thirds vote under Proposition 13.
The Democratic governor plans to present a revised budget plan this morning. But as his negotiations with Republican lawmakers drag on Brown needs two Republican votes in each house to put tax extensions on a ballot frustrated Democrats are increasingly looking to 2012.
"It's absolutely clear the only permanent solution for California's problems is to elect a two-thirds majority of Democrats in each house of the Legislature," Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, D-Los Angeles, told delegates at the recent California Democratic Party convention. "That work must begin today."
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birds gotta fly, andRATS gotta tax!
“It’s absolutely clear the only permanent solution for California’s problems is to elect a two-thirds majority of Democrats in each house of the Legislature”
That certainly is the ‘final solution’ for them. Off the cliff.
The train headed for the cliff is picking up speed. If they do get a 2/3 majority, this train will probably run much faster than their high speed bullet train ever dreamed of.
It really is a shame. Think of it. A Left Wing one party Government controlling the largest State in the Union.
I feel sorry for the traditional Conservative population that still lives in Ca.
The blame is part demographics and part milk toast Republican Party.
California’s drunken spending will be propped up by a federal TARP on STEROIDs program.
It is gonna’ be fun watching California go under. That is until it becomes a ward of the federal government and the tax payer gets the bill.
Better yet declare Fairy Brown King! Then all the problems will be solved.\s
Which at one was probably The Greatest Place on Earth
“It’s absolutely clear the only permanent solution for California’s problems is to elect a two-thirds majority of Democrats in each house of the Legislature”
I don’t think that there has ever been a more clearer message to those remaining productive people and businesses in California that the last train is pulling from the station.
Wow! And I thought the taxpayers were already being raped. I guess they just want to turn California into Michigan. It really is sad. I was born and raised there. During the late 80s and 90s, recessions didn’t really seem to matter much there. I was always able to find work. One of my closest friends still lives there and from what I hear it is no longer like that.
IMO, it was.
And I honestly thought there wasn’t a state more screwed up than the People’s Republic of Illinois...until I read this.
What would a bond interst rate be for a california bond be at if they did?
Funny; how all those union members
believe that their pensions and life-
time medical will be fully paid for
the next 40 years.
LOL.
Wait til the only people left in California
are rogue pot farmers, lettuce-pickers and
grape-pickers.
When the state can only get the water that
melts from snow within the state.
Is there any State under Democratic control that isn’t screwed up?
Throw me a rope!
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