FlashReport » ATR http://www.flashreport.org/blog ...on California's most significant political news... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 True Conservatives Won’t Squash the “Amazon Tax” Referendum http://www.flashreport.org/blog/2011/09/01/true-conservatives-won%e2%80%99t-squash-the-%e2%80%9camazon-tax%e2%80%9d-referendum/ http://www.flashreport.org/blog/2011/09/01/true-conservatives-won%e2%80%99t-squash-the-%e2%80%9camazon-tax%e2%80%9d-referendum/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:47:22 +0000 BOE Member George Runner http://www.flashreport.org/blog/?p=51142 My good friend Rex Hime recently penned a column for the Flash Report citing several instances where conservatives in other states supported “e-fairness” legislation.

That’s an interesting debate for another day. The issue before us today is not about the “Amazon Tax” itself—that bill already passed the Legislature this summer with only one Republican vote.

The issue before us is whether or not Republican lawmakers should support Assembly Bill 155—a blatant attempt by Democrats to block California voters from holding a referendum on the “Amazon Tax.” By cementing this failed policy into law with a 2/3rds vote of the Legislature, California voters would be denied the opportunity to overturn the “Amazon Tax.”

AB 155 is a slap in the face to the nearly one million California voters who have already signed petitions calling for a referendum of the “Amazon Tax.”

The Democrats know California voters aren’t on their side on this issue. A recent… Read More

]]> My good friend Rex Hime recently penned a column for the Flash Report citing several instances where conservatives in other states supported “e-fairness” legislation.

That’s an interesting debate for another day. The issue before us today is not about the “Amazon Tax” itself—that bill already passed the Legislature this summer with only one Republican vote.

The issue before us is whether or not Republican lawmakers should support Assembly Bill 155—a blatant attempt by Democrats to block California voters from holding a referendum on the “Amazon Tax.” By cementing this failed policy into law with a 2/3rds vote of the Legislature, California voters would be denied the opportunity to overturn the “Amazon Tax.”

AB 155 is a slap in the face to the nearly one million California voters who have already signed petitions calling for a referendum of the “Amazon Tax.”

The Democrats know California voters aren’t on their side on this issue. A recent… Read More

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