Not the first time today we’re highlighting state and local Democrats trying to undo the will of the voters in the courts. If you can’t beat em, sue em!

OLYMPIA — Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown said Sunday she will sue in a bid to overturn the tax-limiting provisions of Initiative 960, a Tim Eyman-sponsored measure aimed at curbing the Legislature’s power to raise taxes.The lawsuit, which is technically against Lt. Gov. Brad Owen over a Senate floor ruling upholding I-960, will be filed this morning with the state Supreme Court.

Initiative 960 reaffirmed higher vote thresholds for tax increases and was passed by voters in November. It requires all state tax increases to achieve at least a two-thirds vote in both houses. That was previously mandated by Initiative 601, passed in 1993, which lawmakers have amended and even suspended at times. Under the initiative, taxes passed with only a simple majority have to go to the ballot for ratification.

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