No. It would take repeated shut downs over years to get that point across. Back when the California budget could only get passed by a 2/3 vote of the legislature, shut downs or furloughs of workers would start in July and continue sometimes for two months. It affects more than just those who worked for the state government directly. Vend…
No. It would take repeated shut downs over years to get that point across. Back when the California budget could only get passed by a 2/3 vote of the legislature, shut downs or furloughs of workers would start in July and continue sometimes for two months. It affects more than just those who worked for the state government directly. Vendors that did business with the state didn't get paid...one governor tried paying with "vouchers" that weren't actually money, but that was a gesture really, nothing that actually helped them. After several years of this, the voters passed a Constitutional amendment to end that supermajority requirement.
No. It would take repeated shut downs over years to get that point across. Back when the California budget could only get passed by a 2/3 vote of the legislature, shut downs or furloughs of workers would start in July and continue sometimes for two months. It affects more than just those who worked for the state government directly. Vendors that did business with the state didn't get paid...one governor tried paying with "vouchers" that weren't actually money, but that was a gesture really, nothing that actually helped them. After several years of this, the voters passed a Constitutional amendment to end that supermajority requirement.