California on fiscal cliff

Seattle Post Intelligencer, New York Times by Jennifer Steinhauer | Feb. 16, 2009 (News Report)
Deal to plug $41 billion deficit founders as GOP balks at tax increases

By Monday night, Senate leader Darrell Steinberg announced that lawmakers had failed to find the final vote needed in his chamber as Republicans refused to support more than $14 billion in tax increases. He called a session for Tuesday morning and said he would put the tax provisions of the budget proposal up for a vote, even if they would not pass. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 18, 2009

The story notes that California faces the undemocratic supermajority requirement of 2/3 majority to pass budgets and tax increases. Voter initiatives also are alleged to have hamstringed legislators.

This sounds like democracy is being held up by a dogmatic minority using peculiar laws they have motivated in the past.

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