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The three-branch system of government is not unique to the United States, but most of the world\u2019s democracies are governed by the parliamentary system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 system\u2019s prime minister governs by decree as long as the legislative majority continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This very brief excursion into political theory underpins what\u2019s been happening in California during the last 14 months \u2014 an accidental experiment in quasi-parliamentary government, beginning with Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s declaration of an emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever since, Newsom has issued countless decrees governing economic and personal conduct, overriding whatever laws he deemed as impediments to battling the deadly infection. The Legislature, controlled by his fellow Democrats, has acquiesced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether Newsom\u2019s one-man command has been effective in taming the pandemic is the topic for another day. Whether his use of emergency powers has been excessive and arbitrary is both a political and a legal issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politically, Newsom\u2019s decrees, such as shutting down large portions of the economy and closing public schools, fueled the drive to recall him, which will culminate in an election next fall. The campaigns by his would-be successors are underway and he\u2019s in full campaign mode with almost daily public appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California\u2019s recall campaign is comparable to what happens in a parliamentary system when the legitimacy of the current government is challenged. It mirrors, for instance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s current efforts to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legal aspect to Newsom\u2019s assumption of broad emergency powers is being played out in the state\u2019s courts, and so far he is winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, the Sacramento-based 3rd District Court of Appeal unanimously declared<\/a> that Newsom had not exceeded his legal authority, overturning a Superior Court ruling that he had illegally ignored state laws with his decrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republican Assemblymen James Gallagher and Kevin Kiley had mounted the legal challenge and immediately declared an appeal to the state Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two described the appellate decision as \u201ca startling conclusion\u201d and added, \u201cThe issue now squarely presented for the high court is whether the separation of powers still exists in California.\u201d They expressed confidence that the high court \u201cwill uphold this bedrock principle of constitutional government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsom\u2019s office called the ruling \u201ca win for public safety and all Californians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appellate court ruling was not surprising for several reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, California courts have generally sided with governors facing legal challenges. A few years back, for instance, the state Supreme Court gave then-Gov. Jerry Brown a pass when he employed a legally questionable process to place a criminal justice proposal on the ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, judges at all levels are aware that the governor controls how much money will be allocated to the courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the three justices who issued last week\u2019s decision all were high-ranking members of previous governors\u2019 staffs \u2014 two worked for Brown and one for George Deukmejian \u2014 so they naturally incline toward upholding executive authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsom will likely prevail when the issue hits the state Supreme Court. Whether he will prevail when his performance as California\u2019s one-man band is placed before voters is less certain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However it turns out, California\u2019s experiment in quasi-parliamentary government will be grist for political scientists, political historians and pundits for many years to come. They should weigh whether emergency powers meant to cope with relatively brief calamities such as earthquakes or riots should be extended into months- or even years-long expansions of executive power.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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