Legislators will pass sham budget to protect their paychecks

Let’s say you need a promotion to a higher-ranking place that may even imply a hefty improve in pay, however to be thought of you want a grasp’s diploma in your area, and also you solely have a bachelor’s diploma.

You may have three selections: Be happy with the job you’ve got, return to high school to get that superior diploma, or lie about having it already. You would possibly get away with the latter, however in the event you get caught, you in all probability will likely be fired.

One thing like that’s occurring this week when the Legislature pretends to have a state funds, but it surely’s actually a sham to guard lawmakers’ paychecks.

The stage was set for this political charade 13 years in the past when voters handed Proposition 25, which lowered the legislative vote requirement for budgets from two-thirds to a easy majority.

Democrats and their political allies positioned the measure on the poll to dam Republicans from having any say over the funds, thus ending a long time of usually convoluted dealmaking that typically delayed funds enactment for weeks and even months.