A couple days ago, I criticized the City of Asheville for bypassing voter approval to take on debt. The argument was that elections were too costly, so in order to uphold city council’s strategic goal to be fiscally conservative, staff recommended steamrolling the vox pop.

Analyzing the practice, a new report by the JLF has determined it is detrimental to a prosperous economy. Taking action, Senate Bill 129 would impose limitations on the amount of two-dimensional voter indebtedness that would be allowed throughout the state.*

*The voters are no longer three-dimensional because they were run over roughshod.