The poster I was responding to says it did.
Fenster also cited the U.S. Constitution but I don't know what that has to do with this State issue.
The Constitution does address certain obligations and restrictions that the states have.
I hope to clear up the issue...
Per Article XIX of the Colorado Constitution an amendment to the Constitution of Colorado (TABOR is an amendment to Article X) is initiated in the State House or Senate, has to pass by a two-thirds majority in the House, then the Senate, then it goes to vote of the people. Therefore, TABOR was voted on by the Colorado House, Senate, and people.
The reference Fenster makes to the U.S. Constitution concerns his assertion that TABOR somehow takes away Colorado’s republican form of government (which is the requirement in the US Constitution). For his claim to be valid one must assume that the fundamental functions of a government are taxing and spending (as Fenster claims). But this is simply not true - their function is to represent the people. If they want to raise taxes they decide within the Senate and House to do so, then send it to the voters as a referendum. There is no violation of the republican form of gov’t.
OK. But TABOR was a citizen initiatve. Now I am not really a fan of our 50% + 1 initiatives here, however TABOR was one of the good things.