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A California judge granted a motion Tuesday to overturn the states right-to-die law, but California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra has five days to file an emergency appeal of the ruling in the case before it will take effect.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/California-Judge-Grants-Motion-to-Overturn-States-Right-to-Die-Law-482715181.html%3famp=y
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,588 posts)byronius
(7,394 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)The judge didn't rule on the legality of the actual law.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)Lawyers for advocates and opponents say Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel Ottolia did not rule on the legality of physician-assisted death. He issued an oral ruling Tuesday saying lawmakers acted illegally in passing the law during a special session devoted to other topics.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)in CA, even a majority of republicans supported it. I am not familiar with how these things work, but how can a judge just decide to go against the will of the people like that? I would be outraged! I am so sick of these right-to-life nutcases butting their noses in when it comes to business which doesn't concern them.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)in a special session, not during a regular session.
Per Article 4, Section 3 of the California Constitution:
SEC. 3. (a) The Legislature shall convene in regular session at
noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year and
each house shall immediately organize. Each session of the
Legislature shall adjourn sine die by operation of the Constitution
at midnight on November 30 of the following even-numbered year.
(b) On extraordinary occasions the Governor by proclamation may
cause the Legislature to assemble in special session. When so
assembled it has power to legislate only on subjects specified in the
proclamation but may provide for expenses and other matters
incidental to the session.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What is the response to "Right-to-die" overall? Not just from the politicians, but from the public.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)to others opinions and reactions about the matter. I'm personally all for it and most of the people that I know are as well.
former9thward
(31,984 posts)They did not follow their rules. The judge did not rule on right to life or anything like that.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)former9thward
(31,984 posts)the legislature would have to pass it again in a regular session instead of a special session. When a legislature is in a special session they can only pass bills relating to that special session.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Demsrule86
(68,552 posts)die in a center right country where already a would be governor is suggesting 'putting down ' poor kids.
JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)Arizona Governor Evan Meacham ran with a promise to cancel a Martin Luther King holiday, not because he opposed it, but because it was created illegally by the legislature as a paid holiday for state employees. The legislature did not have the authority to do that, it needed to be passed by the voters. Meacham promised to spearhead a campaign to get the holiday created legally if he was elected governor.
He was elected, did cancel the illegally created holiday, and did begin a major drive to get the holiday on the state ballot. His opponents, however used the cancellation as a weapon against him, accusing him of racism, and mounted a campaign to get him impeached. The campaign, based on some marginally valid grounds but mostly on lies and centered on his cancellation of the MLK holiday, was successful.