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Writing on his East of Modernity blog, Lowell Denny makes a case for a different kind of state and local legislature:

We might begin with Legislature Reform. Presently, we might as well have a House of Lords – to continue too far the British comparison. Republican and Democrat may not be able to pass a Budget; they are very effective in keeping their favorites in power, even while they rotate every two terms, or speakership from north to south and back again. They are mostly unremarkable.

Why not implement a Jury Legislature? A jury is a sacred and evolved piece of our court system, giving adults access to shaping court rulings and the accused a guarantee that the public will be included in the adminstrration of justice. If its good enough for the courts and the accused, why not the community as a whole?

A jury of legislators could be picked at random to sit for two-year terms not only in Sacramento but also locally as well.

Lies… Lies… LIES!
Bob Maschi

Check out this story…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090523/ap_on_re_us/us_california_day_of_reckoning

It’s about the recent defeat of the Democrats’ and Schwarzenegger’s ballot initiatives that were aimed at screwing over working and poor people at the same time that the Obama government is giving trillions to the rich and their corporations. Peace and Freedom Party opposed these measures, as did many others including Republicans and Libertarians and even some Democrats.

But to read the article, one would assume that only the right-wing was against these. Here’s some article quotes (and brief rebuttals):

“’The voters are getting what they asked for, but I’m not sure at the end of the day they’re going to like what they asked for,’ said Jim Earp, executive director of the California Alliance for Jobs, which represents the hard-hit construction industry.”

I’m so thankful for this analysis by a lobbyist for the construction industry who surely must understand what we typical Californians want.

“This week, voters said they no longer want the Legislature to balance budgets with higher taxes…”

Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. We voted against taxing us poor people anymore because the greedy bastards who run this country busted the economy and took all our money away. WE can’t afford any more taxes. But THEY can!

“A separate commission is expected to release a proposal to rework the state’s tax structure, which is vulnerable to booms and busts in California’s economy because it relies heavily on high-income earners.”

Need I say ‘bullshit’ yet again? California’s economy, the economy of the other 49 states and the federal government do not rely too much on high-income earners. They rely too little!

Okay, so let’s look beyond their bullshit and even beyond my potty talk. I have proof that Californians WANT to tax the rich – but they aren’t being given that choice. In 2004, California voters APPROVED Proposition 63, known as the Mental Health Services Act. This act required people who made over $1 million to pay additional taxes. Yes! Just a few years ago Californians approved taxing the wealthy and a few days ago they chose to protect that decision (by defeating Proposition 1E).

Why isn’t anyone outside of our party saying we should tax the rich when, clearly, a majority of Californians would support that solution?

What big media usually misses…