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To: Principled
You do not think that a state legislator's vote is being nullified when, instead of his vote not to approve a specific tax hike provision meaqning that fully 2/3 of the other legislators have to approve the provision, it is now the case that only 51% of his legislative colleauges are needed to overcome his vote of his oppostion to the tax hike. That is clearly nullification, or at least dilution of his vote, by action of the legislature passing the tax hike provision with only 51%. The significance of his NO vote has been diluted and nullified--by the legislature voting ot pass the tax hike by majority vote contra the 2/3 requirement ofthe constitution.

This is self-evident to me.

132 posted on 07/14/2003 8:53:14 PM PDT by ontos-on
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To: ontos-on
You do not think that a state legislator's vote is being nullified when...

Oh, I think they're being nullified, to be sure. The wording, however, indicated that the legislature had to be the diluting party. In our case, it seems that the SCONEV is the diluting party...hence my question.

138 posted on 07/14/2003 9:05:56 PM PDT by Principled
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