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One element of Prop 22 which seems extreme to me are the voting requirements to one-day overturn the law: "A change to the law would require a seven-eighths ma
by uptown 6y ago
One element of Prop 22 which seems extreme to me are the voting requirements to one-day overturn the law:
"A change to the law would require a seven-eighths majority in the California legislature."
I realize that we don't want laws on the books that are continually changed, but that's an extremely steep climb, should the majority of the legislature feel that this law is problematic. They need virtual total agreement.
- kilotaras 6y agoAFAIK proposals (e.g infamous prop 13) cannot be overturned by legislature at all, even with 100%. So 7/8th is actually easier than default.
- refurb 6y agoCorrect. "The California State Legislature may not amend or repeal an approved measure without submitting the change to voters. However, a ballot measure may include a clause waiving this protection either entirely or conditionally." https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_the_initiative_process_in_California https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_the_initiative_proces...
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- SkyBelow 6y agoCouldn't government do it in two parts with 50%+1? First vote removes the requirement, second vote changes the law.
- Gaelan 6y agoPresumably the requirement is subject to itself?
- renewiltord 6y agoIt's kind of obvious why ballot initiatives prevent the legislature from modifying them. Often they are to overrule the legislature. So if you let the legislature instantly rewrite them then they're useless. Also, the level of civics knowledge among Californians is near rock bottom and this thing has revealed that. 7/8ths in the legislature cannot 'overturn' this law. That's not how it works.
- Rebelgecko 6y agoThe whole point of prop 22 was to let the people override the legislature. AB5 passed with like 70% of the vote in the state assembly. If prop 22 only required a 2/3 majority to modify, then the state legislature could immediately repeal it. It s still only takes a simple majority to update it via another ballot initiative