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California: Court says "Pass budget or cut spending"
The San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Thursday, May 30, 2002
| Mark Martin, Greg Lucas, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Posted on 05/30/2002 12:04:45 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:40:20 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Sacramento -- An appeals court on Wednesday severely restricted the state's ability to spend money -- including financing for schools -- if the governor has not signed a new budget by the July 1 deadline.
The California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles also said state workers could be paid only the federal minimum wage if the Legislature and Gov. Gray Davis fail to come up with a budget when the new fiscal year begins.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; california; calpowercrisis; davis; democrats; election2002; powercrisis
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From other threads we hear that Davis is looking a little peaked!
To: ;calgov2002
;Carry_Okie; SierraWasp; Gophack; eureka!; ElkGroveDan; Libertarianize the GOP...
To: Dog gone;snopercod;robert357;randita
A bit of news here!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles also said state workers could be paid only the federal minimum wage if the Legislature and Gov. Gray Davis fail to come up with a budget when the new fiscal year begins. OMG...
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
a new budget by the July 1 deadline Hold that line, boys--
Hold that line!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Has anyone thought to do an audit to see how much the state has been paying in 'entitlements' to illegal immigrants. Oh, sorry, I forgot that would be politically incorrect.
I'm so glad I don't live in Wackyfornia.
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posted on
05/30/2002 12:16:38 PM PDT
by
tdadams
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Connell said she would appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.If I am not mistaken, isn't the state Supreme Court mostly a pack of liberal scumbags who really have no use for laws and Constitutions which interfere with the liberal Democrats' socialist agenda?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
But judges from the Court of Appeal said Connell had no authority to spend money without an authorized budget. They did say, however, that the state could continue funding federally mandated programs such as welfare and food stamps, and pay workers at the federal minimum wage -- $5.15 an hour. You mean there would be consequences if the legislature and executive didn't obey the law? What a novel idea!
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posted on
05/30/2002 12:21:07 PM PDT
by
laredo44
To: laredo44
I hope that the minimum-wage thing includes both Grey-Out Davis and the Legislature... and the judge, come to think of it.
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posted on
05/30/2002 12:25:43 PM PDT
by
patton
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! This is
hilarious!!!!Welfare recipients may be getting bigger paychecks than the Governor or any of the legislators!
Oh, I hope this isn't overturned on appeal to the CA Supreme Court, although those losers would get a pay cut, too!
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posted on
05/30/2002 12:31:14 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Facing a deficit of more than $23 billion, lawmakers and the governor are expected to wage a lengthy battle over how to fill the gap by July.But...But...There'll still be money for welfare and reparations, right?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Hot time in the Summer Time....
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posted on
05/30/2002 12:33:52 PM PDT
by
Drango
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It Couldn't Be HaPPening to a nicer Guv!!! GraYouT Has some serious Bad Kharma :-)
DUMP DAVI$
GO SIMON
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
if the Legislature and Gov. Gray Davis fail to come up with a budget when the new fiscal year begins.
The governor is a Democrat; the legislature are democrat. What, do you think, is the hold up? I mean, other than holding up taxpayers as one would hold up a bank?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
How about no budget, no per diem/pay for the legislature? I think we could solve the lack of action real soon...
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posted on
05/30/2002 12:39:08 PM PDT
by
Drango
To: Dog Gone
It's not really funny when you're a single mom and bringing home minimum wage won't pay the bills. Not funny at all.
To: Lancey Howard
If I am not mistaken, isn't the state Supreme Court mostly a pack of liberal scumbags who really have no use for laws and Constitutions which interfere with the liberal Democrats' socialist agenda?I think the majority are still Republican appointees (albeit the Republicans who appointed them were the 'moderate' types, and so somewhat weak in the knees on many issues).
To: Lancey Howard
If I am not mistaken, isn't the state Supreme Court mostly a pack of liberal scumbags who really have no use for laws and Constitutions which interfere with the liberal Democrats' socialist agenda? Yes, you are mistaken. Most of the current State Supreme Court members were appointed by Republican governors after voters got rid of the late Chief Justice Rose Bird and two of her colleagues in 1986. Understand, I not saying that the California Supreme Court is particularly good, just that it is not packed with liberal Democrats.
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posted on
05/30/2002 12:41:34 PM PDT
by
dpwiener
To: Asclepius;JohnHuang2
The governor is a Democrat; the legislature are democrat. What, do you think, is the hold up? I mean, other than holding up taxpayers as one would hold up a bank?ROFLMAO@@!!
Quote of the day -- John?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Power crisis. Campaign funding illegalities. Oracle contract debacles. Idiotic proposed laws drawing major fire from the constituents. Now this. Gray Davis and the Democrats must wake up each day now wondering what fresh hell awaits them. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of folks.
What will be interesting with this development is that it's going to give the Republicans a stronger hand when it comes to the budget. The state constitution requires a 2/3 vote to pass the budget, and there are just enough Republicans left to constitute a roadblock if they hang together. If they have the backbone to use this power, they might be able to wring some spending cuts out of the Democrats.
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