The California Supreme Court decided Wednesday to let stand a ruling that said Gov. Newsom has the power to change or create new laws during the pandemic.
The California Supreme Court decided Wednesday to let stand a ruling that said Gov. Newsom has the power to change or create new laws during the pandemic.
The three-branch system of government is not unique to the United States, but most of the worldâs democracies are governed by the parliamentary system.
In Great Britain, Canada, Japan and other nations with parliamentary governments, the party or coalition that holds a majority of legislative seats automatically wields executive authority, rather than having a separately elected president. The parliamentary systemâs prime minister governs by decree as long as the legislative majority continues.
This very brief excursion into political theory underpins whatâs been happening in California during the last 14 months â an accidental experiment in quasi-parliamentary government, beginning with Gov. Gavin Newsomâs declaration of an emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic.