Midnight sessions. Seven month delays in passing a budget. Deep cuts in basic services. Regressive tax hikes. State employees out of work. School districts are deciding whether to lay off teachers or cut pay for everyone to save some jobs. People’s lives are being affected-real lives.
None of this matters. To Sacramento, it’s just collateral damage. The Legislature has for too long acted in anonymity from the safety of gerrymandered districts and the ability to put real controversial issues into Propositions instead of putting their name on a roll call.
This is the result. A majority that can’t govern. A minority that can block anything it wants despite having the support of a minority of voters.
We are literally a few steps away from sovereign default and absolute chaos in the state government. What will happen? Especially in areas like the 33rd assembly district where state workers are make up a large proportion of the buying power.
It’s time to act. We need to recall many, if not all, of the members of the Legislature and the Governor if order is not restored soon.