Did Court ruling on 2/3 scuttle $10 billion tax increase?

People are furious.  First, 1.9 million voters overwhelmingly passed Initiative 1185, approving it in every county.  Then within 24 hours of becoming governor, Inslee violated his veto-taxes promise.  Then the Court rejected our voter-approved 2/3 protection.  Taxpayers are hopping mad.

 

         So it’s no surprise that a recent poll showed 72% of voters oppose a massive gas tax increase and 62% oppose the resurrection of hated car tab taxes. 

 

         But here’s an observation from the House Transportation Chair Judy Clibborn, the prime pusher for higher taxes:  “The Supreme Court’s decision last week junking the two-thirds voting requirement for tax increases actually has made it harder to get a transportation package through the Legislature. Where the requirement in the past has put a brake on the Legislature’s tendency toward tax increases, she said Republicans now see themselves as the last line of defense against tax measures – and that means any proposal faces an even more difficult selling job.”

 

         Did Court ruling on 2/3 scuttle Clibborn’s $10 billion tax increase?  With your help, we can make sure that happens.