William C. Baker: “these new constitutionalists are certainly fabricating. The Founding Fathers did not allow a tax on income, so why would…”

“these new constitutionalists are certainly fabricating. The Founding Fathers did not allow a tax on income, so why would they need a limitation? They just made it illegal when we had to amend the Constitution. Yet speaker after speaker say the Founding Fathers did not envision a two-thirds vote. They did not allow you to steal from income at all. And then, oh, but California. Rob the rich. Tax the rich. Soak the rich. We love the rich. Baloney. California allows a two-thirds vote only for all taxes; sales tax, income tax, all taxes. I served in the legislature for 12 years. Do not fabricate, you new constitutionalists. We are not after one group, we are not after another group. All taxpayers should be protected. The rich, the poor, others. In the 1950's we taxed at a 23-percent level. We are now taxing at 40 percent. Do you think we are undertaxed? Ask the people. Ask the people tonight on the 15th, do you need protection or is Washington out of control? Yes, we are out of control. No, you have done nothing about the deficit. The new majority will protect you if you will keep us, the new majority.”