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Constitutional Amendment proposes California Legislature do its budget duty on time

Reader James Kyle writes…The current and past budget crises in California should show the public that the Legislature is no longer capable of doing what they are charged with in the state Constitution when it comes to spending and budgeting. Their inability to provide the electorate with a balanced budget by the Constitutional deadline is no longer acceptable. They promised to reform the budget process, they promised to reform redistricting, they promised to repair our infrastructure. They have failed us time and again, it is time for the Voters to take control of our State back. I therefore propose a amendment to the State Constitution that will require the Legislature to perform their duties according to the wishes of the Voters and not their whims. The following should be passed into state law. The Amendment reads:

The Legislature shall pass and forward to the Governor for signature a balanced two year budget by June 30th of every odd numbered year beginning with the first full odd numbered year following the passage of this amendment. Failure of the Legislature to pass a balanced budget on time will require the Governor to dissolve the legislature and call for elections to be held no sooner than 90 days and no later than 180 days. No member of a dissolved Legislature can run for any elected state office or be appointed to any state position for four years following their removal.

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