By Bob Walsh
At about noon Monday the Republicans filed
another request for emergency relief with the CA State Supreme Court to
keep Proposition 50 off the ballot.
The
cause of action is about what you would expect. A large part of it is
the notion that what has actually happened is that the state legislature
has broken the law in several specifics and ignored the constitution in
a few more and are requesting that the voters approve these acts AFTER
THE FACT.
Any reasonable
person will see that the assertion by the Republicans is both legally
and morally correct. Whether the state supreme court will act in the
matter or will again ignore the situation is another matter. Six of the
seven members of the court are appointed by Democrats. The Republican
appointee on the court declined to offer an opinion last week.
The
Democrat-Socialists have still refused to say who actually drew the
map. That is almost certainly because it is illegal under CA law for
anybody but the citizens committee to change the maps under the current
law.
Donald Trump also
announced today his intent to sue both Gavin Newsom and the CA state
legislature in the matter. I am unsure what his standing is. Also
Steve Hilton, who is as CA resident and running for Governor, has
announced his intent to file suit this week.
This may turn into a Same Shit, Different Day situation. Then again, maybe it won't.
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