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Democracy In CaliforniaDemocracy In California
““All legislative actions on revenue and budget All legislative actions on revenue and budget must be determined by a majority vote.”must be determined by a majority vote.”
Dr. George LakoffDr. George Lakoff
Ellis GoldbergEllis Goldberg
• President & webmaster TriValley Democratic Club – Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore
• Delegate 15th AD• Associate Member Contra Central Committee
– Issues Committee– Committee for Democracy In California
• Troublemaker
Majority rule = democracy = 50%+1
In grade school we elect the class president by majority rule; it is the basis of democracy.
Majority rule is more democratic than minority rule.
Minority rule = tyranny = protection of loopholes & freeloaders = 33.3%+1 veto
The current 2/3 requirement allows a 1/3 plus 1 minority of extreme legislators to sabotage the state budget and hold the state hostage in order to extort concessions from the majority, resulting in budget cuts passed down to local governments throughout the state.
Extortions include off shore oil drilling concessions & not collecting revenue on wine exported from California.
Government that fails to empower and protect citizens
= dysfunctional state
The California State Legislature and government at all levels have responsibilities, to empower and protect its citizens. Empowerment means education, infrastructure, buildings, and highways. Protection means health, safety, police, fire and consumer protection. The legislature determines how and whether these responsibilities are met through providing revenues and a budget. Revenue is needed for government to do its job.
Revenue is economic air. California is being slowly suffocated and prevented from protecting & empowering Californians by a minority of legislators protecting loopholes for freeloaders.
Fair revenue in a wealthy state – revenue lost to loopholes & freeloaders = extreme budget cuts + lost pay for state workers
California is the only dysfunctional state that stumbles from one fiscal to the next on a regular basis. California is wealthy. Why don’t we have the money to run the state?
Loopholes used by freeloaders to
circumvent paying a fair share.
Minority rule/veto loophole = all the loopholes minority rule
prevents from closing
The biggest loophole is the minority veto that 1/3 plus one of the legislators use to protect those taking advantage of the loopholes from being required to pay a fair share.
LoopholesLoopholes
Not paying to extract California oil as in all the other oil producing states.
Loss carry-backs: allows corporations to get refunds for taxes already paid to the state when the business takes a loss 2 years later. If the state’s economy declines and corporations take a loss, they will be able to get a refund for prior taxes just when the state is in worst shape.
LoopholesLoopholes
Elective single sales factor: allows multi-state and multi-national corporations to choose how much income they want to attribute to California. Companies can choose every year which formula they want to use—sales only, or sales, property and payroll—in order to determine the amount of profit they made in California. So they can attribute more losses or less income, depending on their yearly position, to their advantage and the detriment of the state.
Credit-sharing: allows a corporation which cannot use all the credits they have received to share those credits with parent or affiliated corporations in order to shelter the income of the affiliate. Multinational pharmaceutical companies are likely to benefit most from this.
More loopholes http://caltaxreform.org/
Elective single sales factor, Credit-sharing & Loss carry-backs were never discussed and never made public until they were passed as part of the budget agreements in September 08 and February 09. Taken together, they lose $2-2.5 billion in revenue. They also open up opportunities for endless manipulation of tax liabilities by accountants and attorneys.
Minority ruled California = only fiscally dysfunctional state in the US
Two other states have a minority rule situations but they don’t experience California’s dysfunctions.
In California freeloaders find that supporting legislation and electing legislators to protect freeloader loopholes is much less costly than what would happen if the loopholes closed.
Budget control alone = a workable solution Marketing guru Tom Peters says "under promise and over deliver" keeps customers satisfied. If a “majority for budget only proposition” passes; the voters (customers) will expect an end to the fiscal gridlock from the Democrats since this is what the Democrats asked for.
However without “majority rule for revenue” the Democrats can't deliver California from gridlock.
"Over promise and under deliver" is the formula for disaster for Democrats.
Suggested Timeline for a Ballot Initiative
September 25, 2009 - submit measure to the Attorney General.November 17, 2009 - begin circulation of the petitionApril 16, 2010 - Last day to file the petition April 28, 2010 - Last day for elections officials to complete raw count May 7, 2010 - Last day for SOS to receive raw count total June 21, 2010 - Last day for elections officials to verify & certify results
June 24, 2010 - SOS determines if 100% signature verification is necessary. At this point, if a 100% signature verification is necessary, it would not qualify for the November 2, 2010 ballot.
Source http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/suggested-initiative-deadlines/2010-suggested-initiative-deadlines.pdf
Another analysis says the submission to the Attorney General should be at a minimum 371 days before the election. That puts the drop-dead date for submission on October 27 2009.
Who will support the campaign?Who will support the campaign?• Unions• State worker furloughed 3 days/month• Environmental groups• Those hurt by the cuts
– Friends– Family
• Parents, students• The empathetic, responsible & courageous
– Is that you?
What YOU can do now!What YOU can do now!Speakers Bureau
– Find speakers who will be trained to make presentations to various sympathetic groups to enlist aid in getting 700,000 verified signatures.
• Target 1 million
– Find those sympathetic groups and the names of people to contact in order to arrange to have a speaker meet with them.
HELP US RAISE $35,000 TO GET GEORGE LAKOFF'S MESSAGE OUT!
The Democracy in California & CA Majority Rule campaign are dedicated to making this happen. This is your chance to change California history!
In order to run an effective campaign, we first need to conduct a public opinion poll to aid in our message
strategy. George Lakoff has drafted questions and we are in the process of hiring a reputable polling
company. We need to raise money to conduct this unique poll.
www.actblue.com/page/georgelakoffmajorityrulepoll
You = Game ChangerTake action!
SIGN UP at
http://www.camajorityrule.com/
Facebook group Democracy In California
Visit
www.trivalleydems.com/DemocracyInCalifornia.htm
for information on the progress of the initiative
Ple
ase
con
side
r:P
lea
se c
onsi
der:
Ma
jori
ty r
ule
= d
em
oc
rac
y =
50
%+
1M
ajo
rity
ru
le =
de
mo
cra
cy
= 5
0%
+1
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rade
sch
ool w
e el
ect t
he c
lass
pre
side
nt b
y m
ajor
ity r
ule;
it is
the
basi
s of
dem
ocra
cy. M
ajor
ity r
ule
is m
ore
In g
rade
sch
ool w
e el
ect t
he c
lass
pre
side
nt b
y m
ajor
ity r
ule;
it is
the
basi
s of
dem
ocra
cy. M
ajor
ity r
ule
is m
ore
dem
ocra
tic th
an m
inor
ity r
ule.
de
moc
ratic
than
min
ority
rul
e.
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ori
ty r
ule
= t
yra
nn
y =
pro
tec
tio
n o
f lo
op
ho
les
& f
ree
loa
de
rs =
33
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ve
toM
ino
rity
ru
le =
ty
ran
ny
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rote
cti
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loo
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ole
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fre
elo
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ers
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3.3
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eto
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cur
rent
2/3
req
uire
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t allo
ws
a 1/
3 pl
us 1
min
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xtre
me
legi
slat
ors
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age
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stat
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dget
and
hol
d T
he c
urre
nt 2
/3 r
equi
rem
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llow
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1/3
plus
1 m
inor
ity o
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rem
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gisl
ator
s to
sab
otag
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ate
budg
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old
the
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e ho
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ord
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ext
ort c
once
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ns fr
om th
e m
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ting
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udge
t cut
s pa
ssed
dow
n to
loca
l th
e st
ate
host
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in o
rder
to e
xtor
t con
cess
ions
from
the
maj
ority
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ultin
g in
bud
get c
uts
pass
ed d
own
to lo
cal
gove
rnm
ents
thro
ugho
ut th
e st
ate.
Ext
ortio
ns in
clud
e of
f sho
re o
il dr
illin
g co
nces
sion
s.
gove
rnm
ents
thro
ugho
ut th
e st
ate.
Ext
ortio
ns in
clud
e of
f sho
re o
il dr
illin
g co
nces
sion
s.
Go
ve
rnm
en
t th
at
fail
s t
o e
mp
ow
er
an
d p
rote
ct
cit
ize
ns
= d
ys
fun
cti
on
al
sta
teG
ov
ern
me
nt
tha
t fa
ils
to
em
po
we
r a
nd
pro
tec
t c
itiz
en
s =
dy
sfu
nc
tio
na
l s
tate
The
Cal
iforn
ia S
tate
Leg
isla
ture
and
gov
ernm
ent a
t all
leve
ls h
ave
resp
onsi
bilit
ies,
to e
mpo
wer
and
pro
tect
its
citiz
ens.
T
he C
alifo
rnia
Sta
te L
egis
latu
re a
nd g
over
nmen
t at a
ll le
vels
hav
e re
spon
sibi
litie
s, to
em
pow
er a
nd p
rote
ct it
s ci
tizen
s.
Em
pow
erm
ent m
eans
edu
catio
n, in
fras
truc
ture
, bui
ldin
gs, a
nd h
ighw
ays.
Pro
tect
ion
mea
ns h
ealth
, saf
ety,
pol
ice,
fire
E
mpo
wer
men
t mea
ns e
duca
tion,
infr
astr
uctu
re, b
uild
ings
, and
hig
hway
s. P
rote
ctio
n m
eans
hea
lth, s
afet
y, p
olic
e, fi
re
and
cons
umer
pro
tect
ion.
The
legi
slat
ure
dete
rmin
es h
ow a
nd w
heth
er th
ese
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
are
met
thro
ugh
prov
idin
g an
d co
nsum
er p
rote
ctio
n. T
he le
gisl
atur
e de
term
ines
how
and
whe
ther
thes
e re
spon
sibi
litie
s ar
e m
et th
roug
h pr
ovid
ing
reve
nues
and
a b
udge
t. R
even
ue is
nee
ded
for
gove
rnm
ent t
o do
its
job.
Rev
enue
is e
cono
mic
air
and
Cal
iforn
ia is
re
venu
es a
nd a
bud
get.
Rev
enue
is n
eede
d fo
r go
vern
men
t to
do it
s jo
b. R
even
ue is
eco
nom
ic a
ir an
d C
alifo
rnia
is
bein
g sl
owly
suf
foca
ted
and
is p
reve
nted
from
pro
tect
ing
and
empo
wer
ing
Cal
iforn
ians
by
a m
inor
ity o
f leg
isla
tors
be
ing
slow
ly s
uffo
cate
d an
d is
pre
vent
ed fr
om p
rote
ctin
g an
d em
pow
erin
g C
alifo
rnia
ns b
y a
min
ority
of l
egis
lato
rs
prot
ectin
g lo
opho
les
for
free
load
ers.
prot
ectin
g lo
opho
les
for
free
load
ers.
Fa
ir r
ev
en
ue
in
a w
ea
lth
y s
tate
– r
ev
en
ue
lo
st
to l
oo
ph
ole
s &
fre
elo
ad
ers
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air
re
ve
nu
e i
n a
we
alt
hy
sta
te –
re
ve
nu
e l
os
t to
lo
op
ho
les
& f
ree
loa
de
rs
= e
xtr
em
e b
ud
ge
t c
uts
& l
os
t p
ay
fo
r s
tate
wo
rke
rs
=
ex
tre
me
bu
dg
et
cu
ts &
lo
st
pa
y f
or
sta
te w
ork
ers
C
alifo
rnia
is th
e on
ly d
ysfu
nctio
nal s
tate
that
face
s fis
cal c
risis
on
a re
gula
r ba
sis.
Cal
iforn
ia is
als
o w
ealth
y, s
o w
hy
Cal
iforn
ia is
the
only
dys
func
tiona
l sta
te th
at fa
ces
fisca
l cris
is o
n a
regu
lar
basi
s. C
alifo
rnia
is a
lso
wea
lthy,
so
why
do
n’t w
e ha
ve th
e m
oney
to r
un th
e st
ate?
The
ans
wer
is lo
opho
les
used
by
free
load
ers
to c
ircum
vent
pay
ing
a fa
ir do
n’t w
e ha
ve th
e m
oney
to r
un th
e st
ate?
The
ans
wer
is lo
opho
les
used
by
free
load
ers
to c
ircum
vent
pay
ing
a fa
ir
Min
ori
ty r
ule
lo
op
ho
le =
all
th
e l
oo
ph
ole
s m
ino
rity
ru
le p
rev
en
ts f
rom
clo
sin
gM
ino
rity
ru
le l
oo
ph
ole
= a
ll t
he
lo
op
ho
les
min
ori
ty r
ule
pre
ve
nts
fro
m c
los
ing
T
he b
igge
st lo
opho
le is
the
min
ority
vet
o th
at 1
/3 p
lus
one
of th
e le
gisl
atur
e us
es to
pro
tect
thos
e ta
king
adv
anta
ge o
f T
he b
igge
st lo
opho
le is
the
min
ority
vet
o th
at 1
/3 p
lus
one
of th
e le
gisl
atur
e us
es to
pro
tect
thos
e ta
king
adv
anta
ge o
f th
e lo
opho
les
from
bei
ng r
equi
red
to p
ay a
fair
shar
e. L
ooph
oles
incl
ude
not p
ayin
g to
ext
ract
Cal
iforn
ia o
il as
in a
ll th
e th
e lo
opho
les
from
bei
ng r
equi
red
to p
ay a
fair
shar
e. L
ooph
oles
incl
ude
not p
ayin
g to
ext
ract
Cal
iforn
ia o
il as
in a
ll th
e ot
her
oil p
rodu
cing
sta
tes.
othe
r oi
l pro
duci
ng s
tate
s. M
ino
rity
ru
led
Ca
lifo
rnia
= o
nly
fis
ca
lly
dy
sfu
nc
tio
na
l s
tate
in
th
e U
SM
ino
rity
ru
led
Ca
lifo
rnia
= o
nly
fis
ca
lly
dy
sfu
nc
tio
na
l s
tate
in
th
e U
ST
wo
othe
r st
ates
hav
e a
min
ority
rul
e si
tuat
ions
but
they
don
’t ex
perie
nce
Cal
iforn
ia’s
dys
func
tions
. F
reel
oade
rs fi
nd
Tw
o ot
her
stat
es h
ave
a m
inor
ity r
ule
situ
atio
ns b
ut th
ey d
on’t
expe
rienc
e C
alifo
rnia
’s d
ysfu
nctio
ns.
Fre
eloa
ders
find
th
at s
uppo
rtin
g le
gisl
atio
n an
d el
ectin
g le
gisl
ator
s to
pro
tect
free
load
er lo
opho
les
is m
uch
less
cos
tly th
an w
hat w
ould
th
at s
uppo
rtin
g le
gisl
atio
n an
d el
ectin
g le
gisl
ator
s to
pro
tect
free
load
er lo
opho
les
is m
uch
less
cos
tly th
an w
hat w
ould
ha
ppen
if th
e lo
opho
les
clos
ed.
happ
en if
the
loop
hole
s cl
osed
.
Bu
dg
et
co
ntr
ol
alo
ne
=/=
a g
oo
d s
olu
tio
n
Bu
dg
et
co
ntr
ol
alo
ne
=/=
a g
oo
d s
olu
tio
n
Mar
ketin
g gu
ru T
om P
eter
s sa
ys "
unde
r pr
omis
e an
d ov
er d
eliv
er"
it ke
eps
cust
omer
s sa
tisfie
d. I
f a “
maj
ority
for
Mar
ketin
g gu
ru T
om P
eter
s sa
ys "
unde
r pr
omis
e an
d ov
er d
eliv
er"
it ke
eps
cust
omer
s sa
tisfie
d. I
f a “
maj
ority
for
budg
et o
nly
prop
ositi
on”
pass
es th
e vo
ters
(cu
stom
ers)
will
exp
ect a
n en
d to
the
fisca
l grid
lock
from
the
Dem
ocra
ts
budg
et o
nly
prop
ositi
on”
pass
es th
e vo
ters
(cu
stom
ers)
will
exp
ect a
n en
d to
the
fisca
l grid
lock
from
the
Dem
ocra
ts
sinc
e th
is is
wha
t the
Dem
ocra
ts a
sked
for.
How
ever
with
out “
maj
ority
rul
e fo
r re
venu
e” th
e D
emoc
rats
can
't de
liver
si
nce
this
is w
hat t
he D
emoc
rats
ask
ed fo
r. H
owev
er w
ithou
t “m
ajor
ity r
ule
for
reve
nue”
the
Dem
ocra
ts c
an't
deliv
er
Cal
iforn
ia fr
om g
ridlo
ck.
"Ove
r pr
omis
e an
d un
der
deliv
er"
is th
e fo
rmul
a fo
r di
sast
er fo
r D
emoc
rats
.C
alifo
rnia
from
grid
lock
. "O
ver
prom
ise
and
unde
r de
liver
" is
the
form
ula
for
disa
ster
for
Dem
ocra
ts.
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u =
Ga
me
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an
ge
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n up
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it w
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alle
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s.co
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emoc
racy
InC
alifo
rnia
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for
info
rmat
ion
on th
e pr
ogre
ss o
f the
initi
ativ
e. J
oin
our
Vis
it w
ww
.triv
alle
ydem
s.co
m/D
emoc
racy
InC
alifo
rnia
.htm
for
info
rmat
ion
on th
e pr
ogre
ss o
f the
initi
ativ
e. J
oin
our
Fac
eboo
k gr
oup
Dem
ocra
cy In
Cal
iforn
ia.
Onc
e th
e pe
titio
n is
qua
lifie
d 70
0,00
0 ve
rifia
ble
vote
r si
gnat
ures
will
be
Fac
eboo
k gr
oup
Dem
ocra
cy In
Cal
iforn
ia.
Onc
e th
e pe
titio
n is
qua
lifie
d 70
0,00
0 ve
rifia
ble
vote
r si
gnat
ures
will
be
need
ed.
A s
tate
wid
e ed
ucat
iona
l effo
rt is
req
uire
d to
take
the
mes
sage
to th
e vo
ters
. You
can
take
par
t in
this
gam
e ne
eded
. A
sta
tew
ide
educ
atio
nal e
ffort
is r
equi
red
to ta
ke th
e m
essa
ge to
the
vote
rs. Y
ou c
an ta
ke p
art i
n th
is g
ame
chan
ging
effo
rt.
chan
ging
effo
rt.
We
too
k b
ack
ou
r co
un
try
last
yea
r; it
’s t
ime
to r
etu
rn d
emo
crac
y to
Cal
ifo
rnia
.W
e to
ok
bac
k o
ur
cou
ntr
y la
st y
ear;
it’s
tim
e to
ret
urn
dem
ocr
acy
to C
alif
orn
ia.
With
you
r he
lp f
isca
lly d
ysfu
nctio
nal C
alifo
rnia
can
pas
s a
ballo
t W
ith y
our
help
fis
cally
dys
func
tiona
l Cal
iforn
ia c
an p
ass
a ba
llot
mea
sure
aut
hore
d by
Dr.
Geo
rge
Lak
off
that
say
s,
mea
sure
aut
hore
d by
Dr.
Geo
rge
Lak
off
that
say
s,
”All
leg
isla
tive
act
ion
s o
n r
even
ue
and
bu
dg
et m
ust
be
”All
leg
isla
tive
act
ion
s o
n r
even
ue
and
bu
dg
et m
ust
be
det
erm
ined
by
a m
ajo
rity
vo
te.”
det
erm
ined
by
a m
ajo
rity
vo
te.”
The
issu
e in
the
2010
ele
ctio
n w
ill b
e
maj
ority
ver
sus
min
ority
rule
!R
etu
rn D
emo
crac
y to
Cal
ifo
rnia
Wit
h M
ajo
rity
Ru
le
En
d M
ino
rity
Ru
le
An
d B
ud
get
Gri
dlo
ck
Pro
tect
& E
mp
ow
er C
alif
orn
ian
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hro
ug
h F
isca
l Res
po
nsi
bili
tyW
e m
us
t e
nd
th
e t
yra
nn
y o
f th
e m
ino
rity
!
Rig
ht n
ow a
con
serv
ativ
e le
gisl
ativ
e m
inor
ity o
f 1/3
plu
s 1
is r
ulin
g C
alifo
rnia
.
The
2/3
req
uire
men
t for
rev
enue
or
budg
et m
eans
that
a m
inor
ity c
an s
top
sane
sta
te fi
scal
man
agem
ent.
W
heth
er it
is 2
/3, 6
0%, o
r 55
%, t
hey
all m
ean
min
ority
rul
e –
rule
by
1/3
plus
1, 4
0% p
lus
1 or
45%
plu
s 1
Ev
ery
vo
ter
kn
ow
s t
ha
t d
em
oc
rac
y m
ea
ns
ma
jori
ty r
ule
!
If yo
u as
k vo
ters
if d
emoc
racy
mea
ns m
ajor
ity o
r m
inor
ity r
ule,
they
will
say
maj
ority
rul
e.
If yo
u as
k vo
ters
if th
ey p
refe
r m
ajor
ity o
r m
inor
ity r
ule,
they
will
pre
fer
maj
ority
rul
e.
If yo
u as
k vo
ters
if th
ey a
ppro
ve o
f pre
sent
min
ority
rul
e an
d th
e gr
idlo
ck it
impo
ses,
they
will
not
app
rove
.
Ta
ke
th
e l
oo
ph
ole
s a
wa
y f
rom
th
e f
ree
loa
de
rs!
G
over
nmen
t’s r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s ar
e to
em
pow
er a
nd p
rote
ct.
Em
pow
erm
ent m
eans
sch
ools
, inf
rast
ruct
ure,
build
ings
, hig
hway
s an
d m
ore.
Pro
tect
ion
mea
ns p
olic
e, fi
re. c
onsu
mer
pro
tect
ion
and
mor
e. R
even
ue is
need
ed fo
r C
alifo
rnia
’s g
over
nmen
t to
fulfi
ll th
ose
resp
onsi
bilit
ies.
Cal
iforn
ia is
the
only
dys
func
tiona
l sta
te th
at
stum
bles
from
one
fisc
al c
risis
to th
e ne
xt.
Cal
iforn
ia is
ric
h bu
t doe
s no
t hav
e su
ffici
ent r
even
ue to
fulfi
ll
resp
onsi
bilit
ies.
Fre
eloa
ders
use
loop
hole
s to
avo
id c
arry
ing
a fa
ir sh
are
of C
alifo
rnia
’s lo
ad. T
he b
igge
st lo
opho
le is
the
veto
cons
erva
tive
legi
slat
ive
min
ority
of 1
/3 p
lus
1 us
es to
pro
tect
the
free
load
er’s
loop
hole
s.
H
ave
the
cour
age
and
good
sen
se to
do
wha
t’s r
ight
!
Su
pp
ort
M
ajo
rity
Ru
le
Sta
tew
ide S
ign
up
at
ww
w.c
am
ajo
rity
rule
.com
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ocr
acy
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Calif
orn
ia F
ace
book
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up
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isit
ww
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rivalle
yd
em
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ocr
acy
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orn
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or
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paig
n in
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ati
on
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mit
tee f
or
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ocr
acy
in
Calif
orn
ia a
com
mit
tee o
f th
e C
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tra C
ost
a C
ou
nty
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ocr
ati
c Part
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tral C
om
mit
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izati
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tati
on
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ase
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tact
us
wit
h s
peake
rs a
nd
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izati
on
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fo.
On
ce t
he p
eti
tion
is
qu
alifi
ed
70
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00
veri
fiab
le v
ote
r si
gn
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res
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be n
eed
ed
. A
sta
tew
ide
ed
uca
tion
al eff
ort
is
req
uir
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ake
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e m
ess
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le
gis
lati
ve a
ctio
ns
on
re
ven
ue
and
bu
dg
et
shal
l b
e d
eter
min
ed b
y m
ajo
rity
vo
te.”
Dr.
Geo
rge
Lak
off