Opposing super majoity

The impasse of state budget negotiation had let many people wonder whether the super majority requirement is really necessary. Indeed, a few Democrats have called for the change of the state constitution.

I am not sure about the political science theory on this issue. The super majority requirement seems to give a small group of people too much power. In the California budget case, a mere couple of Republicans can hold the budget hostage. It does not sound right. If the majority of California put Democrats in control of the legislatures and a Republican in the governor mansion, the budget should be a compromise of the governor and the Democrats. Not the Republicans. In any case, the super majority requirement is wrong.

Unless there is a more pressing issue to the suicidal behavior of Californians.

Liberal-leaning Californians have made some irreversible changes to the great state that brought the country Ronald Reagan. I don't expect to see any Republican president coming from California in the foreseeable future. Hollywood and the Silicon Valley breed the type of liberals that not only want to tax and spend but also want us all to become vegetarians. No, they don't mean persuasion. They want to make you change by passing laws. Don't believe it? Check proposition 2. Believe me a humane treatment to farm animals is only a first step. They will illegalize eating animals all together if they get their hands on it. I will post another one about proposition 2 later.

Come back to the fiscal issue. Tax and spend is all good as long as the tax revenues are coming like manna falling from the sky. Unfortunately, even California has recessions. When recessions come, who get hurt the most? Not the ones protected by tenures. More likely those who cannot find a job now and were promised tons of benefits before. I don't know how long the Democrats can exploit the unique status of California for. The Wall Street Journal says California has become France. Trust me. That is not a compliment.

And if there is an irreversible process that make checking and balancing Democrats' power impossible, Californians are better off with the super majority requirement.