CA: Legislature adjourns, activists sponsor new initiative

Sac Bee ^ | 7/3/03 | AP - Sacramento

[NormsRevenge]

Only moments after both houses of the state Legislature adjourned business Thursday, a coalition of public service groups announced plans for statewide initiative aimed at preventing political deadlock over future state budgets.

The proposal, backed by the League of Women Voters of California and the state's Parent Teachers Association among many others, would change the state constitution so a spending plan could be adopted by 55 percent of the lawmakers instead of the existing two-thirds majority.

[NormsRevenge]

The proposal, backed by the League of Women Voters of California and the state's Parent Teachers Association among many others, would change the state constitution so a spending plan could be adopted by 55 percent of the lawmakers instead of the existing two-thirds majority.

The initiative would also prevent the Legislature from taking time off if a budget is not adopted by the constitutional deadline of June 15. The measure would also prevent the governor and legislators from collecting their salaries and expenses every the budget is late.

[NormsRevenge]

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[CFC__VRWC]

Only moments after both houses of the state Legislature adjourned business Thursday, a coalition of public service groups left-wing activists announced plans for statewide initiative aimed at preventing political deadlock over future state budgets guaranteeing that Republicans would never again be allowed to stand in the way of tax increases to fuel runaway government spending.

[John Jorsett]

These scumsuckers aren't going to stand for further checks on their power to bleed the taxpayers dry. I've read lesewhere that they're threatening business groups with other nasty initiatives if they dare oppose this.

[Uncle Hal]

The key is the 55% for any increase in taxes. This must be stopped at all costs. Without the 2/3 requirement the libs could get what ever they wanted and taxes would Zoom. Thank God for the 2/3 rule.

[concentric circles]

O.K. I'll buy into it if they add the following; all fees will be called taxes and any tax increases must be approved by three quarters of the legislative branch and include a sunset date ending the tax after no more than four years.

[umgud]

We need an initiative to create a law to allow the dems to continue doing what caused the problem in the first place.

[boris]

"The proposal, backed by the League of Women Voters of California "

The Plague of Woman Voters...

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[ElectricRook]

This must be stopped at all costs. Without the 2/3 requirement the libs could get what ever they wanted and taxes would Zoom.

Relax, how do you think we got the 2/3 rule (one of the props). I've lived here my whole life. California goes through eight years of liberalism, followed by 16 years of conservatism. We are half way through the liberal phase, and may cut it short to six years. Republicans always build a surplus. Democrats always blow the surplus. Budget deficits are just the medicine to re-install the Republicans.

[goldstategop]

Liberals want to make it easy as pie to jack up your taxes. Talk about legally sanctioned highway robbery if the raising taxes threshhold margin is reduced from two-thirds to 55%.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Seriously, I am praying. Praying.

I have lived here all my life too. My dad lived here all his life. Grandma and grandpa most of their lives. Great grandma and great-grandpa. My ENTIRE family has lived in California for over 100 years.

Praying. Praying. Praying.

We need help from above. We really really do.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The Plague of Woman Voters...

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