The California Legislature Is Finally Out of Session: New at Reason

The California Legislature has concluded its session, bringing to mind a famous quotation from 19th century New York Judge Gideon Tucker: “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”

Last year, Brown signed 859 measures into law. We’ll see this year’s final count in coming days. Not every bill is a bad one. But if you wonder why taxes keep going up, regulations keep piling up, and the tax code becomes more complex, you might think about the sheer volume of legislation that makes its way through both houses of the Legislature.

We should all be happy the Legislature is out of session for a few months, writes Steven Greenhut.

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