The budget impasse in California appears to be another example of a flaw in the US system of government. The inability of California legislators to agree on a new budget (66% approval required) will soon see over 20,000 state employees sacked and more to follow. Ultimately, if no agreement can be reached, the state government would shut down entirely. A few years ago, this happened at the Federal level.
Insanity in a can.
By comparison, the government in a country or jurisdiction running a parliamentary system, like Canada or New Zealand, faced with a similar deadlock, would at least have the option of calling an election and letting the voters sort it out. That seems a much better "circuit-breaker" than playing political Russian Roulette with the jobs of state employees and the government services of everyone who lives there.
Why not prosecute the monks?
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