"As Mathews and Paul argue, the two-thirds rule didn't keep anybody honest. In fact, requiring such broad, cross-party consensus—more than a simple majority, which is to say more than one party persuading a few members of the other party to join it—has meant that neither party takes responsibility for the state budget. The two-thirds rule merely 'obscured responsibility and prevented political accountability.'"
Gregory Rodriguez in the Los Angeles Times discusses how to fix California's dyfunctional government.
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