Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization

BIRD, C. J., Concurring and Dissenting.

Initiatives by their very nature are direct votes of the people and should be given great deference by our courts. Judges should liberally construe this power so that the will of the people is given full weight and authority. However, if an initiative conflicts with the federal Constitution, judges are duty bound to hold the offending sections unconstitutional.

When these principles are applied to the cases before this court, it is clear that article XIIIA is constitutional in all respects save one. I endorse *249the majority opinion’s view that there has not…