The American Spectator
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US Politics
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California ’s Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act gives voters final approval on future taxes and fees imposed by state and local governments.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Gov. Jerry Brown want the state supreme court to take the measure off the ballot.
The Act requires voter approval for all new taxes passed by the legislature and two-thirds voter approval.
Brown and Gov. Newsom now seek to take power from the people. Replies to the amicus briefs are due on February 14 and the case must be decided before June 27 , the deadline to place initiatives on the November 5 ballot. Lloyd Billingsley is a policy fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland , Calif. READ MORE from Lloyd Billingsley :.
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