Posted on 04/24/2009 8:07:56 AM PDT by Maelstorm
Banana republics always are writing new consitutions.
Most suit the latest ruler.
Fixed.
Government functioning more smoothly usually really means government functioning more efficiently in gathering and eating up tax dollars. Who needs that old 18th Century concept of checks and balances?
Yes that is what it is about plus you can be certain they’ll take the opportunity to undo any conservative mischief that they find at the same time.
What’s that old chestnut?
The operation was a success, but the patient died...
Does anyone still believe he is a Republican?
Fixed.
LOL
Good luck CA, welcome your Governator for life with open arms.
“How pathetic that the Rats want to do away with actual democracy.”
As I commented in a previous thread, if you see the word “democratic” in the name of an organization you can be reasonably certain they don’t believe in true democracy.
aren’t they already the biggest taxing state in the US and already are raising taxes?
What is it they’re constitution is prohibiting?
Here would be an easy fix for the current financial plan.
If this year’s spending / budget is less than last years, the 51% majority is required.
If this years spending / budget is greater than last years, but less than the rate of inflation, then 56% majority (plus 5%) is required
If this years spending / budget is greater than the rate of inflation, then a 61% majority (plus 10%) is required
If the budget is not balanced (revenues vs spending) then an additional 5% is required.
Thus, it would make reducing the spending easier than increasing the spending. It would mean that for a worse case ... spending more than inflation and not balanced, a majority of 66% or 2/3rds would be required.
In fact, I would like to see this at the federal level... sigh ... one can dream.
Imagine would taxes would be like if CA didn’t have to deal with pesky things like the state constitution.
Would this possibly be a way the liberals can reverse Prop 8?
Step 1:
Partition California. Except for the city of San Diego and south to the Mexican border, the People’s State of California will comprise the area from the seacoast to a line 20 miles inland from the seacoast. Free California will comprise the remaining inland areas plus the area including San Diego and south to Mexico. Free California will no longer be part of the US. It will be an independent nation.
That will give Free California Miramar, Coronado, Edwards AFB, Fort Irwin, plus the port of San Diego, and the border with Mexico. Free California will also control the water supply to the People’s State.
Its going to end up looking like the Communist Manifesto and leftwing wishlist
For a Constitutional Convention to work properly, the people running it need to understand government and have a healthy concern that the government will try to abuse its power and needs to be restrained. Too few people fit either of those requirements these days.
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