Posted on 03/07/2011 8:00:01 AM PST by SmithL
Even if lawmakers approve a California budget deal in floor votes expected this week, advocates say they've just begun to fight big cuts in the works for redevelopment agencies, developmentally disabled services and other swaths of the state budget.
Attorneys are already preparing lawsuits challenging Gov. Jerry Brown's proposals on the grounds that they violate voter-passed constitutional amendments and long-standing state laws.
If successful, the legal actions could cost the state – currently trying to fill a $26.6 billion hole – about $2.4 billion.
Those areas already under scrutiny for lawsuits include proposals to create standards for serving developmentally disabled people, and to eliminate redevelopment agencies and end enterprise zones.
"We're going to sue," . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
When that time comes I wonder what the lawyers will do. Sue?
Which of course makes the case for allowing states to declare bankruptcy. A state can always repeal laws which obligate it to pay for a particular program, but getting out of a state constitutional amendment is a little more tricky.
When the hell do taxpayers get lawyers to ‘legally challenge’ any tax INCREASES
No, in that case they send out the jack booted thugs with guns to take the money.
Proposed statewide purchase-of-service standards, in particular, conflict with the Lanterman Act's requirement that people receive tailored, specialized care, advocates said.
And, as we all know, "tailored, specialized care" doesn't come cheap.
Simply increase spending, create more entitlements, and throw more money at existing government programs.
How come no one thought of this sooner?
Aren't these the people who should be helped by government because many are incapable of providing for themselves? Surely since California has 30% of the countries welfare burden and most of the illegal aliens we can find other places to cut.
“Attorneys are already preparing lawsuits challenging Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposals on the grounds that they violate voter-passed constitutional amendments and long-standing state laws.”
Chalk up astronomical legal expenses and trial costs for CA. Another reason we need loser pays.
“Proposed statewide purchase-of-service standards, in particular, conflict with the Lanterman Act’s requirement that people receive tailored, specialized care, advocates said.
And, as we all know, “tailored, specialized care” doesn’t come cheap.”
I know that. I had out of pocket of $120,000 this year for my daughters illness. I couldn’t get assistance because, let’s just say i am the wrong gender, religion and color. So I had to spend my retirement money, which got taxed.
Progressive lawyers are smart, intelligent, really really
bright, extremely brilliant geniuses who know everything that is good for humanity, so shut the heck up, be good boys and girls, pay the money that is demanded “for the children” and forever pay homage to the unions and their brilliant, really really smart, intelligent-genius members.
/Sarc/
You can leave California and be happier than ever. I know. I did it. The gross pay may be less but the lower cost of living in all the surrounding States more than makes up for it. It is possible. You can do it. Why support such evil and corruption?
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