By Lindsey Holden | Sacramento Bee
California Democrats are facing blowback from Republicans over amendments to a package of retail theft bills that would void them if voters approve a ballot measure changing portions of Proposition 47.
Assembly Republican leader James Gallagher of Yuba City and Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones of San Diego on Thursday sent a letter to Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, and Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, saying the amendments “threaten to do grave damage to the bipartisan progress we have made with the retail theft package.”
“The poison pill amendments — specifically, an urgency clause and the automatic repeal of retail theft bills should voters adopt the (ballot) initiative — undermine these efforts,” the letter said. “These amendments set a dangerous precedent, forcing our constituents into a false choice between legislative reforms and necessary modifications to Proposition 47.”
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Re: California Democrats threaten to repeal retail theft bills over Prop. 47 changes, angering GOP
This is another example where the Democratic Sacramento legislatures are out of touch with the California voter.
Retail theft is out of control and revamping Prop. 47 is necessary.
When will the social engineering and the wokeism end?
The Golden State is now the dead state where Businesses and people are leaving the state in groves.