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The California State Legislature is the state legislature of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members.
Both chambers of the California legislature have been dominated by the Democratic Party since 1959 except in 1969 to 1971 when the Republican Partyheld both chambers and from 1994 to 1996, when Republicans briefly held a majority in the Assembly. Each member represented about 423,396 residents, as of the 2000 Census.[1]
Given that Californians are facing 898 new laws going into effect on January 1st, 2017, thereâs plenty to hate.
When California Democrats promised to take to the streets to defend the rights of convicted felons, illegal aliens and welfare recipients, they werenât kidding. If only they were as serious about cracking down on immigration cheats and violent criminals as they are about penalizing law-abiding citizens and gun owners, California would have more jobs, less crime â and might be a place people want to come to instead of fleeing.
- Prop. 63: â2nd Amendment Nullificationâ Act. Although various portions go into effect in various years â yes, they staggered implementation of this âcritically needed reform,â some out to 2019 â this is the most sweeping assault on our long-cherished, God-given natural right as Americans to protect our lives and our freedom. It requires you to pass a background check and pay for a permit to buy ammunition for the gun you may have just passed a background check to buy. Yeah, thatâll stop criminals â who buy their guns and ammo in parking lots from other criminals. WooHoo! Next, it makes high-capacity magazine (any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds) illegal to possess â even if you bought it prior to the current ban and ownership was previously considered grandfathered. This law should make it clear that the goal of the left is not âsafetyâ â itâs control.
- SB880: âBullet Button Ban.â For years, California Democrats have sought to ban a made-up classification of semi-auto rifles with âevil featuresâ that they re-named âassault weaponsâ for propaganda purposes. Every year, California Democrats attempt to increase control over this âhated groupâ of guns â until they finally outright ban all semi-automatics. This law will not do a single thing to further public safety, as the San Bernardino terrorist attack illustrated â determined mass murderers will simply ignore and work around all gun control laws â as if they are just words on paper. One last bit of irony: in a previous legislative session, this same bill was sponsored by none other than disgraced State Senator Leland Yee. If that name sounds familiar, youâre right. Leland Yee wanted to âprotectâ Californians from âassault weaponsâ on our streets â that is, until he was arrested for trafficking fully automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades in exchange for campaign contributions. Heâs currently serving a five-year prison sentence.
- SB3: Minimum Wage Hike to $15/hour by 2020. As a result of a strong socialist push by unions and complicit governments â such as the union-controlled California legislatureâbusinesses are looking to eliminate as many jobs as possible, investing in automation instead. When you combine this with unchecked illegal immigration â where you have an unlimited labor pool willing to work for subpar wages under the table â the future for entry-level jobs and small business owners in California is bleak.
- AB1785 The âHands Freeâ Law. This is another example of government gone wild. AB1785 prescribes driver behavior so severely that in and of itself, I believe it will cause more accidents â and more deaths. Not only must the phone be dash mounted â meaning youâll have a permanent distraction right in front of you â but you may not text, take photos or video, or enter GPS destinations while driving. Fat chance of stopping those activities with a mere $20 fine. The bill does stipulate that âthe only time a driver is allowed to touch the device is when he or she is activating or deactivating a âfeature or function.â However, that process should only involve a âsingle swipe or tap of the driverâs finger,â according to the bill,â mynewsla.com reports. How about âhands offâ my phone instead of an unenforceable âhands freeâ law?
- AB 1732: Single-User Restrooms. If youâve ever had to go so badly that you used the opposite sex restroom at a gas station or Starbucks, then perhaps you think this law is needed. But do we really need another law regulating bathrooms? Some businesses have already put signs on their single-use restrooms designating use by either sex. And sometimes people just take it upon themselves. I canât help but think this law is unnecessary and diminishes us as a society a little.
- SB 1383: Controlling Cow Flatulence. Not making this up. In spite of the fact that 53 California dairy farmers went bankrupt, moved out of state, or just closed down this year, the Marxist-Progressives are back at it again. Capture cow farts or suffer heavy fines. CARB (CA Air Resources Board) suggests inserting a tube into the cowâs digestive system and venting into a backpack. Even liberals admit that laws like this, where government tries to control the uncontrollable, can have undesirable economic consequences. Lost jobs, lost industries, lost revenue. Stupid law.
- AB 857: Ghost Gun Ban. Even if you manufacture your own gun â starting with an 80% receiver â that requires you to have special skills and tools to complete the machining, you must now register it and obtain a serial number from the California Department of Justice. The purpose of this law is simply to record your name and your firearm on a list for eventual confiscation. Once again, control â not public safety â is the goal.
- SB1322: Legalizing Child Prostitution. This law bars law enforcement from arresting sex workers who are under the age of 18 for soliciting or engaging in prostitution, or loitering with intent to do so. So teenage girls (and boys) in California will soon be free to have sex in exchange for money without fear of arrest or prosecution. Now that is nuts. I understand the idea of trying to not punish the victim, but certainly granting judges discretion is better than legalizing and therefor âgreen-lightingâ behavior that is so harmful to the individual child.
- Prop. 57: Early Release for so-called Non-Violent Criminals. This was Governor Jerry Brownâs baby â the crown jewel of his prison reform initiatives. Among those offenses he considers ânon-violentâ: rape of an unconscious person; human trafficking involving sex acts with minors; and assault with a deadly weapon. Blogger Felicia Wilson summed it up well (original emphasis): ââŚCall me crazy, but shouldnât a crime that includes the word rape or assault be considered, I donât know⌠violent?â
- AB 2466: Felons Voting. Low-Level felons serving sentences outside of state prison get to keep their right to vote. Hmm. Wonder which party this could possibly help? Just like the âillegal alien vote,â Democrats will have the felon vote locked down. This is simply about protecting their power and making it permanent.
Business Exodus From California Is More Troubling Than Sanctuary Policies
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