New York and California are glaring examples of one-party rule gone bad, resulting in tyrannies of the hard left. They are also contrasts of how the populace in one state is impotent to reject corrupt, one-party rule and how the populace of the other has availed itself of a constitutional pressure valve, the recall petition, for political self-correction.
Each state demonstrates the extreme dangers of one-party rule recognized 250 years ago by America’s Founders and addressed by the U.S. Constitution through federalism at the national level. However, the Founders were uncertain how to institutionally protect minorities in individual states and municipalities from the tyranny of the majorities, ultimately leaving it to the discretion of each state’s own constitutional structure along with the voters.
As of September 2021, there are 23
Republican-controlled states, in which the Republicans control
governorship and both houses of the legislature. Democrats hold 15 of
these trifectas and the remaining 12 states are divided. The political
disruptions occurring in two of the Democrats’ largest trifectas, New
York and California, may provide some answers for the future American
political landscape, particularly just how much hard left policies the
public is willing to endure............To Read More...
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