e as a teacher, they are truly hurting the wrong things. Most people knew that it would do this and it did. I was resentful and how many ways can we express ourselves? I thought this was like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. What was even worse was that it undercut and there had to be reductions to meet constraints and we had to go backwards. Also the two-thirds vote should have been majority. Another impact was that other states followed California and the taxpayers wanted to send a message, I believe Oregon passed one. There is only one way to get around this proposition and that is mellow rues.” This proposition had an effect because other states saw that California taxpayers had passed this into vote so they also decided to put this to vote and passed this in other states because they too were fed us with the government misusing their tax dollars.This Proposition has led to Proposition 62, Proposition 218, Proposition 37 and Santa Clara Measure A to name a few. Proposition 62 became effective on November 5, 1986 this said that majority vote was required for general taxes, a two-thirds vote was required for local special taxes, provisions that existing taxes passed after July 31, 1985 would be put before voters within two years, the elimination of property tax transfers and attempted to apply to charter cities by withholding property tax from non-complying agencies. Out of this came the Santa Clara Measure A that placed a 0.5 percent sales tax for transportation on the ballot. This was approved by 54.1 percent of the voters. Measure A was ruled invalid by the Court of Appeals because it was a special tax that required two-thirds vote, according to the state Constitution. Then there was Proposition 218which requires all local governments to gain majority approval for any new or increased general tax. Proposition 218 reiterates the current requirement that special taxes receive two-thirds voter approval. S...
