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To: SmithL

I would repeal any initiative that raised taxes (even sin taxes) and/or mandated spending (such as the ones mentioned in the article).

I would like to see changes in the initiative process so that any proposition (including bond spending) that imposed taxes or mandated spending requires a 2/3 majority for approval, the same requirement as on the legislature. Right now voters can increase taxes or mandate spending with a simple majority.


4 posted on 04/08/2009 9:44:33 AM PDT by zaphod3000
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To: zaphod3000
I would repeal any initiative that raised taxes (even sin taxes) and/or mandated spending....

I agree. The initiative process has been abused by the pols themselves to avoid responsibility for any controversial spending or legislation. Throw it in front of the people and make it sound wonderful and the idiots will vote for it, not realizing that bonds are paid for by raising taxes in out years. Then the pols will claim they can do nothing about it... unless it violates some imagined right of minorities, in which case they will shop it to a judge to get it over-turned...

6 posted on 04/08/2009 11:08:55 AM PDT by PsyOp (Put government in charge of tire pressure, and we'll soon have a shortage of air. - PsyOp.)
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