Does Proposition 21 Violate the Single Subject Rule?

The purpose of separation of powers is to protect individual liberty by preventing concentration of powers in the hands of any one branch of government. (Buckley v. Valeo (1976) 424 U.S. 1, 122.) That purpose is in no way offended by section 707, subdivision (d).⁵ There is a fundamental distinction between holding an opinion as to whether something is good policy and recognizing who has the power to establish that policy. While we might be of the opinion that the trial court would be better suited to determine a juvenile's fitness for adjudication in adult court, we cannot replace our opinion for that of the electorate which, in this case, establishes policy.

Proposition 21 Does Not Violate the Single Subject Rule