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| Subject: Thieving Democrats craft bill to halt Amazon ballot fight over California's new online sales tax Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:28 am | |
| With some legislative sleight of hand, Democratic lawmakers moved Thursday to thwart Amazon.com's ballot fight over California's new online sales tax.
But there's no guarantee Democrats can get the Republican support needed to make their plan work.
Democrats cooked up new legislation that's similar to the law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown and being challenged by Amazon in a ballot referendum.
The main difference: The new bill carries an "urgency" clause and would require two-thirds approval by both houses of the Legislature. Under the state constitution, urgency bills can't be overturned by a referendum, Democrats say.
In another twist, the Democrats have tweaked the legislation to gain support from a pivotal player: eBay. The Internet auction house had previously opposed the online sales tax.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/08/26/2512082/democrats-craft-bill-to-halt-amazon.html |
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