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WA Supreme Court rules against first challenge to 'millionaires tax'
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The Washington state Supreme Court on Monday ruled that voters cannot bring a referendum against the newly passed “millionaires tax.”
The court upheld the constitutionality of a clause in the text of the law that blocks a challenge by referendum, a particular method for voters to pause and recall the law. Voters would still be able to bring an initiative against the law, a slightly more complex process that was not part of this ruling.
Wealthy hedge fund founder Brian Heywood brought the lawsuit challenging the measure’s inclusion of a “necessity clause,” which deems a law “necessary to the functioning of government” and blocks it from being recalled via referendum.
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Initiatives require a higher and more stringent signature amount so the GOP can’t just schmooze amazon and microsoft HQ staffrooms for support.
But oh man are they big-mad right now acting like the courts have stripped their constitutional rights.
Honestly I think the referendum would’ve lost anyway, but for them getting a losing case thrown out is a winning strategy. This was probably the goal and/or best case scenario.
Not from the area, are you? This is largely supported by local tech workers. The percentage who will be impacted by this is very small and most are well aware that they are not valued (or fairly compensated–stock options are not the same as salary) by their employers.