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Nothing new. The Davis Administration betrayed the Prop 187 voters in a similar manner.

It was argued that Brown did not meet the qualifications for Attorney General. To wit, some pointed out "that a person is not qualified to serve as state Attorney General 'unless he shall have been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding his election or appointment to such office.'"

I don't remember his law license being suspended but Jerry Brown had only been so qualified for about three years because of it, some argued.

But hey! Today rules don't matter none.

Jerry Helmsley Brown says: "We don't follow rules. Only the little people have to follow rules."

(Leona "Queen of Mean" Helmsley boasted "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes" according to testimony from disgruntled employees who said she terrorized the help at her homes and hotels. Mrs. Helmsley denied saying it. Regardless she went to prison for tax fraud.)

That's right. The Democrats have just demonstrated a willingness to flout what Prop. 13 says on tax increases. We're on the road to a government of men and not of laws.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

The other point is that if Jerry Brown is correct, then Prop. 17, which insulated the death penalty from constitutional challenge, is also unconstitutional. Not even the California Supreme Court went so far as to say the voters could not overrule it on a life and death matter. If they buy it, it will be a new height in judicial activism, since the constitution will no longer control any branch of government. And the people will effectively cease to be the source of its power and legitimacy. That's a novel reading of American law, that taken to its logical conclusion sets us down the road towards dictatorship.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus