The State may end up being a Direct Democracy before long.Kali has been so mismanaged this might be a good idea.
Posted on 03/23/2004 9:24:15 AM PST by John Jorsett
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:07:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The secretary of state has certified a referendum for the November ballot that will ask voters to repeal California's controversial new law requiring companies to buy health insurance for workers, backers of the referendum effort announced Monday.
Official certification of the more than 624,000 petition signatures submitted will allow opponents of the new law, a coalition of business groups called Californians Against Government Run Healthcare, to put their referendum on the ballot.
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The State may end up being a Direct Democracy before long.Kali has been so mismanaged this might be a good idea.
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
SEC. 19. Private property may be taken or damaged for public use only when just compensation, ascertained by a jury unless waived, has first been paid to, or into court for, the owner.
U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights
Amendment V: ...nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.
"Companies" are owned by private property owners, whether as sole proprietors or stock holders.
The law, as currently enacted without a compensation mechanism, is obviously unconstitutional.
So are Minimum Wage Laws, the California Coastal Commission, and the Air Quality Management District.
Kalifornians are still going to be picking up the medical tabs there, no matter how this vote comes out.
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