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Really it’s just an issue that the voters are able to change the state constitution with a simple majority in an off year election and there are no checks on th
by blululu 5y ago
Really it’s just an issue that the voters are able to change the state constitution with a simple majority in an off year election and there are no checks on this power. The legislature, executive or judicial powers of the state cannot overturn such a policy, and you can write in an exception like prop 13 to make it so that you need a 67% majority to overturn a result passed by a 50.1% majority.
It’s really just an example of why checks and balances matter.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Really it’s just an issue that the voters are able to change the state constitution with a simple majority in an off year election and there are no checks on this power. There actually is a check, and it is the higher requirement required for a Constitutional revision rather than a mere amendment.