But this isn't remotely the same thing.
A supermajority vote may prevent a law being passed that the people want. But that doesn't necessarily mean they'll scrap the supermajority vote, because they have to weigh that decision against the possibility of all sorts of other laws being more easily passed that they don't want.
I think he's conflating the rules for changing a constitutional amendment (which is preventing the implementation of an income tax) with a law that Washington conservatives passed that made *any* attempt to raise taxes require a supermajority vote...which was blocked by the Washington Supreme Court for being unconstitutional
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington Democrats say it’s a victory for democracy. Republicans call it a defeat for taxpayers. In a major decision Thursday, the…
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In fairness, if you aren't a close reader, that *is* moderately confusing, especially consider that Washington Republicans then passed a similar law that requires a supermajority vote for certain new taxes in the lower house only, violating the spirit but not the raw language of the Washington constitution
The 2015 Washington State Legislature kicked off Monday with a new rule in the Senate that would make it harder for the Legislature to pass tax increases -- a new requirement for a two-thirds majority approval to pass tax increases in the Senate.
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