Screw the California budget process!

Another quick one today.

California is the only large American state that requires 2/3rds of the votes in both house of the legislature to pass tax increases. There are many other states with large Democratic majorities in their legislatures that don't suffer any greater tax burden than we do.

Why the hell do we make California's budget process a hostage of the most extreme elements of a party that the voters have chosen to make the minority? Government services are important, and we need to have them function! Roads need to be paved, kids need to be educated, police need to patrol.

California is one of the largest economies in the world, we need to have a functioning government. This 2/3rds voting requirement has effectively rendered it moot. We need to get rid of it!