"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
California’s proposition system is unique. Few other states have anything remotely approaching it. It was meant to be a system where citizens could take direct action, bypassing the legislature, and propose new measures to the electorate. In theory, it sounds…
Damon Eris states the obvious at CAIVN, parsing an article at The Economist on how the broken proposition system leads to paralysis. But he takes issue with them ignoring the role of the two major parties in fomenting and benefiting…
All the ballot propositions were defeated except for F (which limits pay raises for state officials). The budget train wreck continues. Make no mistake, this was a voter revolt. And it was across the board. As mentioned before, both the…