Foiled Again
RELIGIOUS RIGHT FOILED AGAIN
Capitol Resource Family Impact failed to secure the number of signatures necessary to put a repeal of SB 777 on the ballot. This bill reiterated protections for students in the classroom that already existed in law. Opponents claim it would lead to the repeal of the terms “Mom” and “Dad” in the classroom. Another attempt will be made to repeal that law through a ballot initiative instead. But like the multiple failed attempts to get a marriage amendment on the ballot, this too seems to accomplish only the actual goal – to raise money for Capitol Resource Family Impact.
AND AGAIN
The California Supreme Court denied a petition by county assessors seeking to overturn basic property tax protections for domestic partners – excluding domestic partners from property tax reassessment after the death of a partner. That’s the same Prop 13 protection that married couples enjoy. The Court’s decision means that the validity of these protections is now secure. No further appeals are possible. When will they just give up and go home?
AND AGAIN
Three measures to ban marriage, including one to overturn domestic partnerships failed December 27th. There are four more measures out in circulation including one due January 28th.
The other three have until the end of April and May. Good news, but we still keep a close eye on things.
I have a solution to make it hard for people to ‘troll’ the initiative process. Allow people to file 1 initiative a year of the same topic for the $200 fee. If your ballot measure fails to get signatures and you want to do it within the same year you pay a $1000 fee to the state attorney general.
Third time and thereafter it would be a $2000 fee thereafter, so wasting the resources of the attorney general’s office would end.
Since the state is under a budget crisis, this may be one small step to help out.
Comment by Matt Munson — January 20, 2008 @ 12:36 pm