LAT columnist George Skelton writes this morning that because of legislative gridlock in Sacramento, worthwhile legislation is being ignored. But frankly, if California's legislature was given a permanent vacation, Californians would hardly notice. Last year, the legislature presented the governator with nearly 1,000 bills for signature. Chances are, few of those bills had been read by any senator or assemblyman or woman. Most were undoubtedly written by lobbyist or staff with little input from legislators.
Californians need a time out. They need to send the legislators home for a year or two, without pay or benefits. Before allowing the legislators to return to Sacramento, the legislators should be reminded of how well the state got along without them.
The legislature's primary duty is to pass a budget. That it hasn't done yet. The budget is now a month and a half overdue.
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