Californians don’t have to imagine what unchecked majority rule looks like. They see it in Sacramento. The Legislature pushes through hundreds of bills , often moving from committee to the governor’s desk in a matter of days. Debate is limited, minority viewpoints rarely shape the final text and major bills appear at the end of the session with little public scrutiny . Even with the state’s 72-hour rule , the volume of end-of-session action leaves little time for meaningful review.

That speed may look efficient, but it comes with trade-offs. Rushed lawmaking can produce complicated bills that require cleanup in the next session. California regularly enacts major policies because the Legislature lacks the procedural guardrails the U.S. Senate has. That allows bills to move qu

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