A supermajority of leftists passed the unquestionably unconstitutional graduated income tax — which the state's constitution forbids. While considering a challenge over the initiative to repeal the state income tax, Thurston County Judge Chris Lanese spews Democrat talking points while screeching and flailing his arms. Judicial… pic.twitter.com/VG9MjUC2n5 — Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) August 7, 2026AdvertisementThe AG recast the initiative, called “An Initiative Prohibiting Individual Income Taxes," as "Initiative Measure No. [T]he income tax would not go into effect until 2028. He said, "it repeals an unconstitutional income tax that will not collect a dollar until 2029.