The Red Pill

Don't be fooled for a minute in thinking that Democrats, especially Kerry, won't immediately raise taxes if elected. Look at what the Democrats and their supporters tried to pull in California.

Prop 56 billed itself as a budget accountability law - forcing the legistlature, which is compeltely Democrat controlled by the way, to pass a balanced budget. What they didn't tell you is that Prop 56 also would've made it much easier to raise taxes, requiring only 55% of the vote rather than the current 2/3's needed. This was a blantant political move on the part of Democrats to try and directly battle with Governor Arnold.

Prop 56 went down in flames on election day by a 2-1 margain. Even in CA, we do not want our taxes raised!

One more thing I learned - the League of Women Voters is clearly a liberal, Democrat organization just like the labor unions.

From an article "California Vote Is a Red Flag for Kerry" in the LA Times

The state Democratic establishment, which backed and advises Kerry, also put its full weight behind Proposition 56, which would have reduced the vote required for the Legislature to pass the budget and taxes from two-thirds to 55%. The TV spots for it cleverly labeled the measure an initiative to force the Legislature to come up with a budget on time or forgo pay, and to reduce the stalemate in Sacramento by lowering the threshold to "pass a budget" to 55%. "Fiscal Accountability, Legislative Responsibility," heralded the tag line. The heavy campaign, which swamped the opponents' ads, was paid for not only by supposed nonpartisan groups like the League of Women Voters but also by the usual Democratic-machine suspects, the labor unions.

The voters were not fooled. Proposition 56 was crushed 65% to 35%. It lost by well over a million votes. The message is clear, both for Kerry and George W. Bush: California voters — like voters nationwide — are overwhelmingly against tax increases