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By Jon Coupal
Examples of how California’s one-party rule has us sliding ever closer to third world status become more frequent with every passing week.
From a governor who issues a sweeping executive order banning gasoline powered vehicles to record levels of poverty and rampant homelessness, it is now difficult to distinguish much of California from Venezuela.
One-party rule is also associated with corruption. Under normal circumstances, when government enters into contracts for goods and services with the private sector, taxpayers are protected against waste and fraud by a stringent oversight process mandated by state law. This includes a transparent bidding process to prevent cronyism.
There are exceptions to normal bidding procedures in the event of an emergency.
But exceptions for emergencies are an open invitation to waste taxpayer dollars.
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