Three Words: California. Democratic. Supermajority.

[byronius]

That is all.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article117621153.html

Broadening the path to long-sought deals on affordable housing, transportation infrastructure and climate change, California Democrats have again captured a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of the Legislature.

Enough late votes were counted in Southern California’s 29th Senate District for The Associated Press to project that Democrat Josh Newman defeated Republican Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang, R-Diamond Bar. The outcome gives Senate Democrats 27 seats, the supermajority threshold in the upper house. Assembly Democrats secured their two-thirds margin earlier this month.

Chang initially led balloting for the 29th, which is anchored largely in Orange County, but she slipped behind as officials tallied provisional and late-arriving mail ballots in the days after the Nov. 8 election. The latest update Monday put Newman 2,136 votes ahead.

With the victory, Democrats reclaimed the theoretical ability to pass taxes, amend political spending laws, move constitutional amendments to the ballot or enact quick-implementing legislation without Republican support.

[mike_c]

1. thank gawd....

(I live in California.)

[David__77]

2. I love living in California.

I'm pleased with this news!

[dhill926]

3. now shit will get done....

elect dems and good things can happen...

[ffr]

4. California should become the new U.S. capital. The state that leads by example.

And look at that America! Democrats are the supermajority. All you angry white supremacist states will suffer under Donald if the election results stand.

In California, positive things get done for the long term betterment of the entire state, not 100% gridlock and government that is meant to not work for the common good, like in Washington. Or for that matter, any republicon controlled state (Kansas, for example).

[Yavin4]

7. "California should become the new U.S. capital." Forget that.

Should become the new USA!!!

[MFM008]

5. I believe California

And hopefully Oregon and us in WA. will become the anti- maggot resistance.

[BSdetect]

6. CA should immediatelyt stop paying any taxes to the federal govt. Especialy income taxes if possible

And CA should lower state income tax to 3% then expect fed govt to support us for a change.