tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post2718402619027976588..comments2023-10-26T07:19:41.446-05:00Comments on Science Avenger: Bill Maher Slams CaliforniaScienceAvengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-11653501074023813712009-06-02T21:03:18.757-05:002009-06-02T21:03:18.757-05:00Hmm... I had not thought about that clause in this...Hmm... I had not thought about that clause in this context. I had to do a little looking around to see if suits had been brought in the past.<br /><br />It looks like they have, and the Supreme Court defers to Congress on what constitutes a "sufficiently republican" form of government and won't rule on it directly. Interesting.Troublesome Frognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-67038852906216222182009-06-02T18:29:55.265-05:002009-06-02T18:29:55.265-05:00It certainly dances along the edges, doesn't it?It certainly dances along the edges, doesn't it?ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-85247728856873799852009-06-02T09:01:04.650-05:002009-06-02T09:01:04.650-05:00Might California's referendum law violate Article ...Might California's referendum law violate Article IV, section 4 of the US Constitution?<br /><I>The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,...</I>Luke H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17526959547500069166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-61349074479833655452009-06-01T13:53:41.652-05:002009-06-01T13:53:41.652-05:00"No one can govern this state, because it is illeg..."No one can govern this state, because it is illegal to do it."<br /><br />That is probably the best phrasing of my belief on the subject I've ever heard. I like to say that we are constitutionally ungovernable, but that's far better. <br /><br />It's time to scrap the whole thing and rewrite a proper state constitution--one that describes how government functions rather than setting in stone the day-to-day whims of a voting populace who has never looked at our budget.Troublesome Frognoreply@blogger.com