The questions remain though, and many of them for me: Will the 2/3 stand only until July 1 each year, after which it will require a simple majority? What remedy was in the State Const. for the budget battle going beyond that date?
When two seperate laws run head on into each other (or two parts of same law as case may be) then the courts have to step in and look at it. The legislature in this case has already ignored the part which stated July 1 was the deadline - perhaps they themselves should be fined $1000/day per person until they solve it :)
Indeed this is evil. Dems will simply delay until the deadline is passed every year.
IMO the court should not change the required majority, but should, as you say, fine legislators daily. They'll come to an agreement, pronto. If they don't, they get big fines and lose their jobs too.
No. this is where it goes crazy. The 2/3 requirement and hte July 1 requirement are not incompatible in principle, so there is no way that "after July 1" the 2/3 requirement expires. That kind of reading is just silly--it's klike not even trying. They both stay in force. The time requirement was violated; so sanction those who violated it, if that is wanted. But that fact has no relation to the 2/3 requirement. there is no ocntingnet relation between the two. It is a sad commentary on the lack of education in the country that they could keep straight faces while doing such brutality to logic.
No. this is where it goes crazy. The 2/3 requirement and hte July 1 requirement are not incompatible in principle, so there is no way that "after July 1" the 2/3 requirement expires. That kind of reading is just silly--it's klike not even trying. They both stay in force. The time requirement was violated; so sanction those who violated it, if that is wanted. But that fact has no relation to the 2/3 requirement. there is no ocntingnet relation between the two. It is a sad commentary on the lack of education in the country that they could keep straight faces while doing such brutality to logic.