I don't see the 2/3rds rule for raising taxes as a problem, considering the per-person tax burden in California is higher than most other states in the country.

I don't see the 2/3rds rule for raising taxes as a problem, considering the per-person tax burden in California is higher than most other states in the country. The problem is not that the taxes are insufficient for reasonable purposes. The problem is that the purposes are unreasonable.