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Incomplete and potentially biased, this report does not tell the whole story.

The Prince George's County charter requires that virtually all tax and fee increases be put to referendum.

Over the years, greedy career politicians have made several attempts to repeal or modify the charter, but each time the voters have rejected those changes.

Under current law, if county elected officials want to add a bag tax or fee, they are required to get voter approval.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of our council members, who knew the rules when they ran for office, have no respect for those rules, or for the voters, and have elected to pursue an end-run by having the General Assembly override charter provisions that were voted in and reaffirmed by the people of the county.

Whatever the merits of the bag tax proposal, the way it is being handled is anti-democratic and a slap in the face to the voters of Prince George's County.

by D.C. Russell on Mar 2, 2012 2:16 pm • link • report

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