To: The California State House, The California State Senate, and Governor Gavin Newsom
SIMPLE MAJORITY LEGISLATURE VOTE (51%) FOR TAX CHANGES
The 2/3 legislative majority requirement to raise taxes is hereby rescinded. From this day forward, a simple 51% majority vote in favor is all that is required.
Why is this important?
TAXES: While democrats and republicans in the California Legislature squared off against each other over balancing the state's budget, the state incurred penalties of millions of dollars per day until the issue was resolved. While we have a democrat super majority, let's get this done immediately. No politician wants to face the wrath of the constituency after taking the pocket books of the voters for granted, but sometimes, we need tax increases. We elect leaders to make these decisions. Democrats should not assume the most recent quick balanced budget is a sign of prosperity forever. I would also ask the legislature to require all future ballot initiatives to come with the plan to pay for their implementation... especially if that initiative is from the public.