This resolution would undermine the democratic process and impose the tyranny of minority rule. To require a supermajority vote on tax legislation is to place a strait jacket on future congresses and future generations. That is not right. That is not democratic. Its advocates argue that this amendment would solidify sound economic policy.
Nothing can be further from the truth.
Future generations would be paralyzed in raising revenue. They would be paralyzed in passing tax reform - whether it was a tax on cigarettes, closing tax loopholes for special interests, or in addressing a fiscal crisis as we did in august 1993. With a combination of spending cuts and revenue increases, we put our fiscal house in order and our economy strong as a result. Our children and grandchildren have the right to determine for themselves what the level of spending and revenue should be. All options should be on the table.