Posted on 06/02/2020 7:07:55 AM PDT by artichokegrower
Critical of Governor Gavin Newsom’s unchecked emergency powers during his declared State of Emergency and statewide lockdown, ostensibly for coronavirus, California Assembly members have authored a Constitutional Amendment to allow the California Legislature to also work in secrecy during any declared state of emergency – any kind of a state of emergency could be named.
Wildfires, mudslides, another virus – any excuse would be used to suspend the Constitution, and work in secret.
(Excerpt) Read more at californiaglobe.com ...
What do you contemplate doing in secret? Are you planning on doing the bidding of your special interest groups? Why would anyone want a piece of legislation crafted and passed in secrecy? This would cut everyone off from the legislative process: lobbyists and the public. Only chosen special interests would have access. Lawmakers would not have to take calls from anyone they would rather not hear from.
Ok Californians here is an actual reason to get out into the streets and protest. Protect the California State Constitution
We old timers have a word for all of that: COMMUNISM.
CA folks might want to look it up in the dictionary....all the ones that can read, that is. /s
If this stands, soon all of California’s legislative sessions will be in secret. That’s exactly how communist dictatorships stay in power! Oust these turkey democrats before they take it all, including your guns!
A dress rehearsal for the rest of us?
Thanks for posting - sent emails to Bigelow and Dahle but since (R)s are a superminority they can’t do much.
Knowing the left they'll bastardize the meaning of that too...but it will sound good.
California has been in an increasing state of emergency since the Democrats came into power.
I believe that amendments to the CA constitution have to be voted on by the public. But Californians voted for the Jungle Primary system which means you have many elections with no Republicans on the ballot, so who knows.
On the other hand, the US Constitution requires the Federal Government to ensure that each state has a republican (small R) form of government. A secret legislature might run afoul of that provision.
Define emergencies
McDonalds ran out of nuggets in Fresno.
A secret legislature might run afoul of that provision.
That won’t stop them.
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