At the same time, they loathe taxes and in many states they have insisted, by voter initiative, that two-thirds majorities are needed to raise them.

同时他们又反对加税，但是恰恰又是选民倡议要求必须有三分之二的多数同意才可以加税。

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AS 2009 draws to a close, the voter-initiative industry is already frantically busy.

2009年临近尾声，选民倡议行业异常繁忙。

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Another voter initiative has, since the 1930s, required two-thirds majorities in the legislature to pass a budget.

ECONOMIST: Repairing California

Even the coauthor of the voter initiative that birthed Prop. 65 concedes that the law is ready for reform.

FORBES: Toxic Avengers

At the same time, they loathe taxes and in many states they have insisted, by voter initiative, that two-thirds majorities are needed to raise them.

ECONOMIST: Direct democracy