In a shocking exercise of raw political power that comes with one-party rule, the California Supreme Court has removed the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, a qualified initiative, from the November ballot. Doing the bidding of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s supermajority legislative leaders, they have ignored the rights of more than 1.4 million California voters who signed petitions to put the initiative on the ballot. The Taxpayer Protection Act, or TPA, is the latest battle in the 46-year war over whether it will or will not be easier to raise taxes in California. TPA was sponsored by...
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Governor, Legislature and Supreme Court collude to crush tax reform
June 27, 2024
In a shocking exercise of raw political power that comes with one-party rule, the California Supreme Court has removed the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, a qualified initiative, from the November ballot. Doing the bidding of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s supermajority legislative leaders, they have ignored the rights of more than 1.4 million California voters who signed petitions to put the initiative on the ballot. The Taxpayer Protection Act, or TPA, is the latest battle in the 46-year war over whether it will or will not be easier to raise taxes in California. TPA was sponsored by...