[HamiltonJay]

Gay marriage loses by 5 points, that’s great.. but here’s what I don’t get about Maine..

They actually had a refferendum on whether voters must approve tax increases... and IT FAILED!!! And FAILED by 20 points!! WTH???

VOTER APPROVAL OF TAX INCREASES
No 332604 60.19%
Yes 219953 39.81%

With that sort of result to that question, its pretty obvious ME is not a conservative state.

I’m not huge on true democracy because it leads simply to mob rule and pandering, but for the limited question of tax increases? I think voter approval would be a damned good thing to keep government in check.

[Jim Noble]

but here’s what I don’t get about Maine.. They actually had a refferendum on whether voters must approve tax increases... and IT FAILED!!!

Recipients outnumber producers in Maine by quite a bit.