Module 7

 

I’ve decided to focus on a challenge to California’s state constitution based on proposition 22 and how it violates the state constitution. From what I have read it is a suit being filed to California Supreme court, prop 22 limits the power of elected officials to govern. This is not done through the normal means for a formal constitutional change, as they want this prop struck down, like, prop 8 (attacked the LGBTQ+ community) and prop 187 (attacked immigrant communities). I believe that they want to skip the two basic steps of initiation and ratification. Their argument/lawsuit against prop 22 is that it limits the ability of California legislature establish and enforce a system of worker compensation for gig workers. It prevents any legislation that authorizes any entity to bargain on driver’s behalf. It violates the “single subject rule” governing the ballot measures of California. They hope that it will be taken down through this lawsuit as unconstitutional to California’s constitution. It is interesting to see how this lawsuit goes directly to California’s supreme court, effectively avoiding legislative proposal.