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And they include language in the bill that it can't be overturned except by a 7/8ths majority which would make it functionally immune to being overturned, ever.
by mmanfrin 6y ago
And they include language in the bill that it can't be overturned except by a 7/8ths majority which would make it functionally immune to being overturned, ever.
- yardie 6y agoIs that even possible?! I’m not aware of the ÇA constitution but bills in my state descend from the constitution they can’t exceed it. To do that would require a referendum to change the constitution. Which they are trying to do now by making a referendum to make voters vote 2x to pass (ie make laws take a long time and very expensive to vote in).
- nuclear_eclipse 6y agoCalifornia ballot propositions have the possibility of amending the state constitution (see Prop 13 [1] as one of the historic examples), and once you're allowing that, anything is possible. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_California_Proposition_13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_California_Proposition_13
- caymanjim 6y agoI'd be surprised if that part passed legal muster. It's like trying to backdoor a constitutional change in how laws are passed.
- nuclear_eclipse 6y agoThese initiatives amend the state constitution, so they can set any requirements they want. Prop 13 famously added a requirement for 2/3 vote to change it, and this was sustained by the US Supreme Court: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_California_Proposition_13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_California_Proposition_13