Guest Editorial: Pat Campbell Rips Legislature For Tax Ploy

  Tulsa Talk Radio host, Pat Campbell, threw down the gauntlet Tuesday morning when he blasted the legislative leadership for a misguided lust for bigger government bloat, rather than reform the agencies which have not been subjected to proper oversight and a real trimming of the fat.
  Expect Pat to be one conservative voice who will make this issue a litmus test for his listeners to determine who is looking out for the taxpayers.
  Campbell started out his commentary with a strong condemnation of Tulsa's daily newspaper, which he describes as the mouthpiece of the Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce. The 12 minute segment is posted on the KFAQ website.

​  It has been years since the legislature has even presented a tax increase decision to the voters.  In 1992, the voters enacted a constitutional amendment to insert State question 640 as part of the Oklahoma Constitution.

​ It requires any revenue-increasing act to be approved by a majority vote of the people. But it allows for this requirement to be bypassed only if the legislature passes a measure by more than 75% of both chambers and a governor's signature.