In this article in the P-I, it is reported that State Dems are trying - once again - to thwart the will of the people, by trying to weaken an Initiative limiting their ability to raise taxes.
Initiative 601 as passed by the electorate, limits the ability of the State Legislature to raise taxes by forcing a super majority vote of the Legislature before they can raise taxes. State Dems are trying to change that to a simple majority vote instead.
Legislators are duly elected representatives of the people, and as such are obligated to work for the people, doing the will of the people. Seems that they have forgotten that little fact, as in trying to make this change, they are obviously not doing the will of the people.
Why is it that Dems are constantly trying to find new ways to grab more money from the people? Oh, yeah ... I forgot. Dems never see a tax they don't like.
Apparently many Legislators are forgetting that 2006 is right around the corner - when many are up for re-election. Let's send them a message next year, shall we, that they work for us, and if they don't want to work for us, then we'll find someone else who will work for us.
UPDATE: The Seattle Times is opposed to this idea in this op-ed piece.
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