Skelton says Dem legislators deserve a monopoly

LAT columnist George Skelton argues this morning that California's legislators and the governator are not responsible for California not having a budget nearly three months into the fiscal year that began last July 1st. Blame the constitution, Skelton says, for requiring a two-thirds majority. If only a simple majority were required, California would already have a budget, Skelton argues.

Skelton is right. A simple majority made up entirely of Dems would by now have voted a tax increase and passed a budget. Californians would have been saddled with higher taxes and unrestrained spending.