For FlashReport readers with a strong constitution and about seven extra minutes to spare, check out this video of State Senate President Darrell Steinberg. Within the first minute of his remarks of this afternoon, he starts railing on the 2/3 vote requirement to raise taxes and to pass a budget. It is a theme that he echoes over, and over, and over again. The voracious appetite of liberals to overtax the people is just stunning — and serves as a reminder of why the supermajority vote requirements are there. It is abundantly clear that Democrats want to end those requirements so that they can ratchet up a redistribution of wealth scheme that will leave our state floundering with an even worse economy.
Oh well, here is the whining of the Senate President…
(At the tail end, Steinberg talks about pushing a vote tonight or in the early hours. I sure hope that State Senate Republicans block such a manuever. Shame on them if, when it is over, they never gave conservative policy experts outside of the building a chance to review the documents and give substantive input.)
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Senator Steinberg’s idea was on the ballot just 5 years ago,
as an initiative in March 2004.
It was called Prop. 56, and would have cut the margin to pass
Budgets, and raise taxes, to just a 55% legislative majority.
* THE VOTERS TORE PROPOSITION 56 TO PIECES.
57 of 58 counties voted NO on Proposition 56, with an overall
Statewide majority of 66%…. 4,183,188 NO, to 2,185,868 Yes.
Steinberg’s OWN SENATE DISTRICT rejected eliminating the
2/3 requirement. State Senate district 6 said NO with a 59%
majority (97,424 to 68,836).
What Part of NO did the tax-raisers not understand in 2004?
Ditto on May 19, 2009?
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_primary/measures.pdf
July 24th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Oh GAWD, Steinberg…Stop your constant whinning.