Comments on: Hancock: 2/3 requirement must go to save schools http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/05/05/hancock-23-requirement-must-go-to-save-schools/ Politics in the Bay Area and beyond Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:39:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elwood http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/05/05/hancock-23-requirement-must-go-to-save-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-7919 Elwood Thu, 07 May 2009 22:14:08 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=6333#comment-7919 "But, then, they would pay the price at the polls." And a terrible price it is too. Re-elected again and again by their dependency constituency. Forced to run for higher office and play musical chairs in constitutional offices. The horror! The horror! “But, then, they would pay the price at the polls.”

And a terrible price it is too. Re-elected again and again by their dependency constituency. Forced to run for higher office and play musical chairs in constitutional offices.

The horror! The horror!

]]> By: John W http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/05/05/hancock-23-requirement-must-go-to-save-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-7920 John W Thu, 07 May 2009 17:56:44 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=6333#comment-7920 Amen to "Anon" comments. As for the 2/3 requirement, Democrats Gone Wild could be a problem without it. But, then, they would pay the price at the polls. Here's the thing, do you believe in representative democracy and accountability or not? The 2/3 requirement is upside down democracy. It isn't just a check and balance on the majority. In the case of budgets, the will of the minority actually prevails. There are only 2 small states other than CA with this requirement. And CA is the only state where it matters, because the majorities in the other states are lopsided enough to overcome the requirement. Other states have lopsided majorities, Repub or Dem, but get by without this requirement. Is there some evidence that CA is better governed than those other states because of the requrement? If there is, I didn't get the memo. Amen to “Anon” comments. As for the 2/3 requirement, Democrats Gone Wild could be a problem without it. But, then, they would pay the price at the polls. Here’s the thing, do you believe in representative democracy and accountability or not? The 2/3 requirement is upside down democracy. It isn’t just a check and balance on the majority. In the case of budgets, the will of the minority actually prevails. There are only 2 small states other than CA with this requirement. And CA is the only state where it matters, because the majorities in the other states are lopsided enough to overcome the requirement. Other states have lopsided majorities, Repub or Dem, but get by without this requirement. Is there some evidence that CA is better governed than those other states because of the requrement? If there is, I didn’t get the memo.

]]> By: Elwood http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/05/05/hancock-23-requirement-must-go-to-save-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-7923 Elwood Wed, 06 May 2009 20:07:37 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=6333#comment-7923 The 2/3 requirement is the only thing that stands between us and the democrat dominated legislature running amuck. If the 2/3 requirement is eliminated kiss any money or property you might have goodbye. The 2/3 requirement is the only thing that stands between us and the democrat dominated legislature running amuck.

If the 2/3 requirement is eliminated kiss any money or property you might have goodbye.

]]> By: Anon http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/05/05/hancock-23-requirement-must-go-to-save-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-7922 Anon Wed, 06 May 2009 17:38:20 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=6333#comment-7922 There's plenty of blame to go around. The 2/3rds requirement, Prop. 13, overpaid state workers, too powerful a prison guard union, lack of merit in state hirings, Republicans who won't compromise, deadwood state legislators, voters who pass contradictory Propositions, and so on. There’s plenty of blame to go around. The 2/3rds requirement, Prop. 13, overpaid state workers, too powerful a prison guard union, lack of merit in state hirings, Republicans who won’t compromise, deadwood state legislators, voters who pass contradictory Propositions, and so on.

]]> By: Doug http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/05/05/hancock-23-requirement-must-go-to-save-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-7921 Doug Wed, 06 May 2009 05:32:30 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=6333#comment-7921 Wow, all this time it's been the 2/3's requirement that has caused our schools to underperform? And here I thought it was inept administration, roller-coaster budgets and unions that sopped up any available cash before it could 'trickle-down' to the students. Silly me. Wow, all this time it’s been the 2/3′s requirement that has caused our schools to underperform? And here I thought it was inept administration, roller-coaster budgets and unions that sopped up any available cash before it could ‘trickle-down’ to the students. Silly me.

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