On June 7, South Dakota voters only had one statewide ballot measure on their ballots. It was Amendment C, which would have changed the constitution to provide that future ballot measures that cost more than $10,000,000 in new spending could only pass if at least 60% of the voters voted “yes.” The measure was overwhelmingly defeated; only 33% voted “yes”, and the measure only carried one county.
This result is in stark contrast to the voters of Florida, who several years ago passed a ballot measure to require all future constitutional ballot measures to pass with 60% of the vote.
more than 50 pct + 1 —
subversion of 4-4 RFG AND 14-1 EPC.
SCOTUS HACKS BRAIN DEAD.
The bad thing about what passed in Florida is that Florida ONLY has constitutional amendment initiatives at the statewide level. Most states which have a process where state citizens can petition to place an issue on the ballot also have statute initiatives and referendums, in addition to constitutional amendments. The constitutional amendment petition requirements were already difficult in Florida. I can understand not wanting it to be too easy to amend the constitution, but what they ought to do in Florida is create a process for statute initiatives and referendums.
Now as for what just happened in South Dakota, I think it should be more difficult to increase taxes or government spending. Generally speaking, the bigger government is, the less freedom that there is. This is supposed to be a country where government is limited. Minimum government, maximum liberty is the way things are supposed to be. So I don’t have a problem with making it more difficult to increase taxes or government spending.
60% is a good thing. Retard Thomas Jones doesn’t realize that.
60 pct = 40 pct —
only in math skoool for retard morons.
The 60 pct brainwashing is one more scheme for the ANTI-Democracy minority rule gerrymander oligarchs to CONTROL
— esp taxes – who pays $$$ and spending – who gets $$$
>>> NET tax slaves vs NET tax getters
— per day / week / month / year / lifetime.
How many NET tax slave revolts in recorded history ???
Clueless Libertarian Glenn shows this.
As in other red states, this was an attempt by a wingnut state lege to kill school bond and city bond elections.
As for Andy, doesn’t “maximum liberty” mean respecting local voters?
The garbage comment on June 14, 2022 at 3:30 pm is from Robert K Stock.
Not if local voters are trying to steal more money from their neighbors by increasing taxes.
60 pct –
to ADD / AMEND / A-N-D REPEAL.