[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

From the article:

It's an insider's game—where political connections to a judge or clerk routinely outweigh public safety—and it's insulated from voters, accountability, and daylight.

That system can elevate ideologues or the unqualified into positions where they make life-and-death decisions about public safety.

That's the whole of it, in a nutshell.

As other comments has noted, this is about attaining power -- not equity of any sort -- through the strategy.

[Brian Griffin]

Capping taxation will crimp their power.

If tax revenues are capped, the country will need to be run better.