California has become wretched state of affairs San Francisco Examiner:
"Graham — who’s touring the country touting his new book, “America, the Owner’s Manual,” on the roots of the country’s apolitical leanings and the need for more public civic engagement — noted that one of the requirements for statehood was that each agreed to have a “republican” or representative form of government. That may still appear to be the case on paper, but the runaway initiative process in California has placed a vice grip on the state’s lawmaking and budgetary process.
Graham said he’s not sure if a federal judge would rule in favor of a legal challenge to California’s adherence to its original statehood charter, but it does point to the problems that have prompted a number of observers to say that the once-great state is rapidly failing."
"Graham — who’s touring the country touting his new book, “America, the Owner’s Manual,” on the roots of the country’s apolitical leanings and the need for more public civic engagement — noted that one of the requirements for statehood was that each agreed to have a “republican” or representative form of government. That may still appear to be the case on paper, but the runaway initiative process in California has placed a vice grip on the state’s lawmaking and budgetary process.
Graham said he’s not sure if a federal judge would rule in favor of a legal challenge to California’s adherence to its original statehood charter, but it does point to the problems that have prompted a number of observers to say that the once-great state is rapidly failing."