Breaking: SMACKDOWN! California Gov. Brown Rejects Legislature’s Restrictions Again
With his veto of SB 448, California Governor Jerry Brown has rejected the state Legislature’s attempt to restrict citizen petitions for the second time in just over a month. Responding to the bill’s draconian requirement that petition circulators wear a badge while talking to voters, the Governor asked:
If it is acceptable to force paid signature gatherers to place identifying badges on their chests, will similar requirements soon be placed on paid campaign workers?
Clearly, Brown saw the absurdity of the badge proposal:
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