“Democracy is on the Ballot”: California Democrats Seek to Prevent Voters from Approving New Taxes, by Jonathan Turley

The Democrats have been openly anti-democracy for quite some time. They should be renamed the anti-Democrats. From Jonathan Turley at jonathanturley.org:

“Democracy is on the ballot.” That mantra of President Joe Biden and other Democrats has suggested that “this may be our last election” if the Republicans win in 2024. A few of us have noted that the Democrats seem more keen on claiming the mantle of the defenders of democracy than actually practicing it. Democrats have sought to disqualify Donald Trump and dozens of Republicans from ballots; block third party candidates, censor and blacklist of those with opposing views; and weaponize the legal system against their opponents. Most recently, in California, democracy is truly on the ballot and the Democrats are on the wrong side.

California has always prided itself on the ability of citizens to vote on changes in the law directly through referenda and ballot measures. That is precisely what citizens are attempting to do with a measure that would require voter approval of any tax increase, including a two-thirds vote for some local taxes. It is called the Taxpayer Protection Act and it is a duly qualified statewide ballot measure slated for the November 2024 ballot.

The state Democrats are apoplectic over the prospect of citizen control over revenue and taxes.  What was a quaint element of democratic empowerment is now challenging a core vehicle of Democratic power. So Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democratic leaders have taken the issue to the state Supreme Court to demand that citizens be denied the right to decide the issue.

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2 responses to ““Democracy is on the Ballot”: California Democrats Seek to Prevent Voters from Approving New Taxes, by Jonathan Turley

  1. Gandalf Carlin's avatar Gandalf Carlin

    They could always secede and have their own Deutsche Demokratische Republik?

    Yes we can!

    No room for Yankee or commie.

    Ever.

    Only the comrades could ruin the land of the Gold Rush and in a short time relative to overall history.

    The CPUSA (D) have been out to burn it all down since the last Civil War they caused.

    No more getting along with quislings.

  2. Watching a Gavinville in Oakland, CA (CPUSA/CCP) a modern day Hooveristic Bidenville.

    And the article states that young adults are homeless at a level higher than the Great Depression. (47%-52%)

    The video shows improvised shelters made of pallets, construction materials wrapped in tarps, burned out RV’s and cars and it is only 44 seconds long.

    Remember that weed train that got jacked in Los Angeles at the start of Xhou Bai Den’s reign?

    Welcome to the turd world Kalifornia.

    (h/t-MS & ECB)

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