On February 3, California State Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) introduced SB 168, which makes it a crime for anyone to pay anyone else to circulate an initiative, referendum or recall petition, if the circulator is being paid per signature, “directly or indirectly.” The penalty for the person who pays is a fine of up to $25,000 and one year in prison. The penalty for the circulator is a fine up to $1,000 and up to six months in prison.
This hadn’t been thrown out in that US circuit yet?
Maybe these legislators should lead by example.
Make it illegal to pay anyone to work as a legislator, legislative staffer, lobbyist, campaign worker, to pay or accept money for campaign advertising, and include in-kind contributions of any kind. Maybe any media that give approving editorial coverage to this idea can apply that to themselves as well.
Maybe then people should seriously consider their attempt to put any competition to their process out of business.
Until then, how about a referendum to outlaw frivolous legislation (like this), much as some places have capped (allegedly) frivolous lawsuits?
This is yet another blatant attempt by those in the legislature to shut down anything that is a threat to their power. The goal here is to make it more difficult to put things on the ballot in California. This is bad for the general public because it will mean less choice.
Warm enough in CA to be marching in the streets in CA — or even having a Dec. 1773 type Tea Party ???
What causes most/ALL gerrymander district party hacks to become EVIL POWERMAD ???
P.R. and App.V. N-O-W — to END the EVIL rule of the EVIL party hacks in ALL gerrymander regimes in the U.S.A.
The 9th circuit had a case on the issue from Oregon. The 9th circuit left the Oregon law in place because, as the court itself said, the plaintiff didn’t submit any real evidence. The opinion is worded so as to keep the door open to a challenge by someone who presents evidence. So this issue is still undecided in the 9th circuit.
I am not as eloquent as #2 or #3. I don’t have time for writing something lenghty so I’ll just call this proposed law what it is…bullshit.
Well said #6… well said indeed!
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Is C an agent of the M regime in Egypt ???
i.e. an ENEMY of Democracy and the People ???
Since # 9 — M out of office and power apparently.
Remember the dead in Egypt and in ALL revolutions to defeat the EVIL ANTI-Democracy monarchs / oligarchs.
How many EVIL party hack incumbents in the various regimes in the U.S.A. ???