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aGameOfThrones
02-22-2013, 08:20 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democrats who control California's legislature lost their supermajority in the state Senate on Friday when a business-friendly moderate from the state's Central Valley abruptly resigned.

Senator Michael Rubio, elected in 2010, said he was stepping down to take a job with Chevron Corp, which will leave fellow Democrats with 26 seats in the Senate. Two other Democratic-leaning seats in the 40-member Senate are vacant.

Rubio had been expected to spearhead the effort to overhaul environmental laws in a more business-friendly fashion.

With the loss of the 27-seat supermajority, Democrats will have to put on hold, at least temporarily, some of their more ambitious plans opposed by the Senate's Republican minority. Rubio is likely to be replaced by a member of his party in a special election.

Democrats in the November election won supermajorities in the Senate and Assembly, which notably gave them the power to pass tax hikes or put constitutional amendments before voters on their own.


http://news.yahoo.com/california-democrats-lose-supermajority-state-senate-010324698.html

sailingaway
02-22-2013, 08:24 PM
not much hope, they had just gained it. It DOES mean that by virtue of a prior state constitutional referendum, requiring a supermajority to raise taxes or pass an unbalanced budget, they now need one vote to do that.

again.

TheTexan
02-22-2013, 08:46 PM
Basically, before it was 100% likely that California would descend further into socialism. Now it's only 100% likely.

DamianTV
02-22-2013, 09:14 PM
Basically, before it was 100% likely that California would descend further into socialism. Now it's only 100% likely.

Truth!

Smart3
02-22-2013, 11:18 PM
Hope is for those dirty Capitalists! The Dear Leader Jerry Brown requires more money!

Anti Federalist
02-22-2013, 11:50 PM
not much hope, they had just gained it. It DOES mean that by virtue of a prior state constitutional referendum, requiring a supermajority to raise taxes or pass an unbalanced budget, they now need one vote to do that.

again.

One vote...LMAO...like there isn't one "bi-partisan" republican (wait, you guys still have them there?) that won't step up to fill that void.

Ah, glorious one party rule.

sailingaway
02-22-2013, 11:54 PM
One vote...LMAO...like there isn't one "bi-partisan" republican (wait, you guys still have them there?) that won't step up to fill that void.

Ah, glorious one party rule.


Well, to be fair, the few GOP we have know very well they have their seats precisely to keep the dems from raising taxes. They hold the line on that fairly well. The Dems kept trying to get the requirement reversed, and couldn't.

But then this last election they passed (barely) Prop 30 .......

AJ Antimony
02-23-2013, 11:58 AM
What hope are you referring to?

oyarde
02-23-2013, 12:23 PM
There is no hope for Caly, prop 30 , the people voted to increase own tax. No person it right mind would do so , thus , majority of Californians are insane.

Uriah
02-23-2013, 12:26 PM
California, with 38,000,000 people has 40 state senators. While Iowa, with 3,000,000 people has 50 state senators. That's less representation than a US congressman. I'm lost.