California's Liberal Supermajority

[Valin]

WSJ:

 

Taxpayers are going to get all the government they ever wanted.

11/8/12

 

For Republicans unhappy with Tuesday's election, we have good news—at least most of you don't live in California. Not only did Democrats there win voter approval to raise the top tax rate to 13.3%, but they also received a huge surprise—a legislative supermajority. Look out below.

 

The main check on Sacramento excess has been a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority of both houses to raise taxes. Although Republicans have been in the minority for four decades, they could impose a modicum of spending restraint by blocking tax increases. If Democratic leads stick in two races where ballots are still being counted, liberals will pick up enough seats to secure a supermajority. Governor Jerry Brown then will be the only chaperone for the Liberals Gone Wild video that is Sacramento.

 

(Snip)

 

The silver lining here is that Americans will be able to see the modern liberal-union state in all its raw ambition. The Sacramento political class thinks it can tax and regulate the private economy endlessly without consequence. As a political experiment it all should be instructive, and at least Californians can still escape to Nevada or Idaho.

[Rokke]

The worst part of this is that it will no doubt flush even more Californians into places like Colorado. That is the last thing we need. We're already a laughing stock.

[Valin]

The worst part of this is that it will no doubt flush even more Californians into places like Colorado. That is the last thing we need. We're already a laughing stock.

 

 

Living in Mn., we don't have that problem!

[nickydog]

The worst part of this is that it will no doubt flush even more Californians into places like Colorado. That is the last thing we need. We're already a laughing stock.

 

 

Living in Mn., we don't have that problem!

 

You mean you're actually not worried about Californians flocking to Minnesota?

[Valin]

The worst part of this is that it will no doubt flush even more Californians into places like Colorado. That is the last thing we need. We're already a laughing stock.

 

 

Living in Mn., we don't have that problem!

 

You mean you're actually not worried about Californians flocking to Minnesota?

 

 

Actually I doubt we'd even notice the difference.

Minneapolis Mn., San Francisco with no hills & wind Chill.