To the editor: Reporter Taryn Luna asks an essential query in her article, “Too many Democrats in Sacramento? The downsides of political dominance in California.”
The reply is determined by which get together you assist. Democracy is designed for “majority guidelines.” Nevertheless, what a couple of supermajority? Does it transfer our democracy to an autocracy? The present state Legislature can move its agenda with out consideration of the minority.
As soon as elected, legislators shouldn’t unilaterally disregard the affect of their payments and legal guidelines on those that are nonetheless a part of the entire state they had been elected to serve. As soon as the election is over, they need to be certain by a standard trigger that features all California residents.
When partisan politics are in play, democracy is in danger.
Frank Deni, Lake Forest
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To the editor: Republican registration in California has dwindled to a couple of quarter of the voters, and Republicans within the Senate and Meeting don’t have any clout. Your article factors out that any significant debate is between liberal and reasonable Democrats.
What if the Republicans simply gave up the get together, re-registered as Democrats and voted for the extra reasonable candidate within the major?
Whereas conservative laws wouldn’t come out of such an operation, what can be delivered can be extra reasonable than it at present is. That may give their vote some relevance.
Ron Garber, Duarte
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To the editor: Asking a query within the headline is the alternative of a newspaper’s job. Don’t ask us; as an alternative, discover out after which inform us.
The explanation there are such a lot of Democrats within the Legislature is that the individuals of California voted it to be that method. Are you asking if there are too many citizens?
However, because you requested me: No, there aren’t too many Democrats in Sacramento.
Dave Suess, Redondo Seashore
