California Budget
I don’t like the budget deal that the legislature struck. I realize, however, under the current system that California has, it was the best and perhaps only option. I’m a little annoyed with the groups that are protesting the governor’s signing of this thing. I’m annoyed because it shows how fucking ignorant even the leaders of some community groups are about how the system works. If you don’t like this budget, don’t waste your energy protesting the governor’s signature. Put your energy into changing the process that requires the senate to approve budgets by a 2/3rds majority. That’s the reason that a small minority of zombie Grover Norquist Republicans can hold the whole state hostage.
