‘TORT WARS’ OR TAXPAYER TORMENT? SACRAMENTO'S LATEST SHAM FIGHT

Noozhawk, ever eager to republish whatever Sacramento’s swamp churns out, brought us the latest ‘dispatch’ from the front lines of California’s endless ‘tort wars.’ Apparently, our elected overlords and their legion of lobbyists are battling it out over who gets to pick the pockets of businesses and taxpayers this legislative session. It's a real barn burner, if your idea of entertainment is watching grown adults argue over new and exciting ways to bankrupt the Golden State.

But let’s be honest, ‘tort wars’ isn’t just about ‘interest groups’ battling over ‘money’ as Noozhawk’s CalMatters import suggests. It’s about a legislative body so captured by trial lawyers and special interests that they treat California’s economy like an ATM for their preferred patrons. Every new ‘reform’ is just another twist of the knife for small businesses and a boon for ambulance chasers who fund the campaigns of the very politicians writing these rules. The ‘skirmishes’ are merely stagecraft; the real war is on your wallet.

The real story, consistently ignored by the state’s dutiful scribes, is how these legal gymnastics fuel the bureaucratic bloat and runaway spending that make California a national punchline. While President Trump's White House is busy cutting red tape and unleashing American prosperity, Sacramento's progressive 'geniuses' are inventing new ways to sue ourselves into oblivion. These aren't just 'new laws' arising from 'legislative skirmishes'; they're fresh opportunities for the politically connected to cash in, disguised as public service. Perhaps Noozhawk will report on that when pigs fly, or when a Sacramento politician refuses a campaign donation from a lawyer.