The Capitol awakens from its autumnal hibernation this week with a much-changed institutional ambience.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!An ever-expanding sexual harassment scandal has already claimed the careers of two legislators, and others are at risk.
The scandal-caused resignations of Assemblymen Raul Bocanegra and Matt Dababneh, plus the health-related departure of Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, mean the Assembly’s Democrats will return to Sacramento without a two-thirds supermajority.
Were Sens. Tony Mendoza and/or Bob Hertzberg, who also face harassment allegations, to be forced out as well, the Democratic supermajority in the Senate also would vanish.
All vacant seats could be filled before the 2017-18 biennial session ends eight months hence, and all are safely Democratic. However, the special elections to fill them will be new opportunities for dueling between the party’s uber-liberal and moderate wings, and the outcomes will affect the Capitol’s ideological tenor and thus whether renewed supermajorities can be wielded for anything significant.
Moreover, we don’t know who else might be affected as women press legislative leaders for independent investigations of accusations and more transparency in their outcomes. …
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Given the hyrstory of gaily riotus stench from its decay – it is expected to soon cure Cancer in Lab Rats.
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Ignorance has long been ‘Trendy’ in the People’s Republik of Kalifornia, particularly around Sacred-Tomato.
Given the historically gaily riotus stench from public display of organic decay – is expected to soon cure Cancer of infestation by Lab Rats.