Word: schrag
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...Proposition 13 in 1978, which limited the increase in property taxes to 1% per year--California has passed a slew of myopic, half-witted ballot initiatives that have pretty much paralyzed the political process in Sacramento. "Every ballot measure has taken discretionary power away from the politicians," says Peter Schrag, author of Paradise Lost: California's Experience, America's Future. "It has become hard for them to respond to crises and easy for them to escape responsibility, since the public writes much of the most significant legislation...
...Proposition 13 in 1978, which limited the increase in property taxes to 1% per year-California has passed a slew of myopic, half-witted ballot initiatives that have pretty much paralyzed the political process in Sacramento. "Every ballot measure has taken discretionary power away from the politicians," says Peter Schrag, author of Paradise Lost: California's Experience, America's Future. "It has become hard for them to respond to crises and easy for them to escape responsibility, since the public writes much of the most significant legislation...
...Darrell Issa is running; William Simon seems to be. There may be one or two well-known moderates amid the flotsam-perhaps the aforementioned Riordan, for whom victory would be vengeance most sweet. But any victory is likely to be tarnished. "This could hurt Republicans nationally," says Schrag. "It could remind voters of the election...
...created a little bit of energy in this area,” says Daniel P. Schrag, the department’s director of graduate studies. “This group has catalyzed interactions across the department...
...group’s combination of cosmology, astrophysics and planetary science experts has helped to create stronger links between these disciplines, Schrag says...