Initiative 747 has been declared unconstitutional.

What were the constitutional grounds? The voters were too stupid to know for what they were voting.

I voted for 747 because I wanted property tax increases limited to 1% without a vote. Period.

The justices believe that voters didn't vote for the end result, but instead were voting on a reduction in the rate increase from 2% to 1%. 2% was set by I-722, but since I-722 has been declared unconsitutional, the actual reduction was from 6%, not 2%, so "confusion" reigned and no one (especially the justices) knew what they wanted.

How about, they wanted the tax increases to be 1%?

I-722 was unconstitutional because it also had a "tax rebate" in it and the justices said, "Because we cannot know if either subject of I-722 would have garnered popular support standing alone, we must declare the entire initiative void."

(Wow, couldn't the same then be said for Proposition 1?)

In 2000, 56% of the voters expressed a desire to limit property tax increases to 2% with I-722.

In 2001, another majority of voters expressed a desire to limit property tax increases to 1% with I-747.

In both cases, the opponents of tax restraint argued that the voters were too stupid to clearly understand what they were voting for and the justices have agreed.

Since the state votes primarily Democratic, do these rulings show a pattern of commentary on the intelligence of the Democrats in this state? The Democrats are fond of telling us, frequently, about how smart they are. How can they be fooled so often on these issues?

/sarc

When will OUR "representatives" get the message, "Limit your insatiable desire for tax dollars".