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California is the worst in the United States when it comes to the population vs state legislator issue. 80 members of the assembly and 40 members of the senate
by lakmear 10y ago
California is the worst in the United States when it comes to the population vs state legislator issue. 80 members of the assembly and 40 members of the senate for 38.4 million people. Compare that to Vermont with 150 members of the House and 30 senators for a population 600,000. California could be construed as taxation without representation. You are completely correct that more legislators means less big lobbyist influence.
- dragonwriter 10y agoCalifornia citizens retain legislative power and exercise it fairly freely including on matters of taxation, where they have sharply constrained the elected legislature, and retain the power of referendum to undo any act of the legislature (whether on tax or other matters.) As such, whatever the ratio of citizens to members of the legislature, it's ludicrous to suggest that it is "taxation without representation."
- lakmear 10y agoI didn't mean to imply I am complaining about taxes. It's just a phrase to hammer home the lack of representation.