Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is working to deny Oregonians an up or down vote on a $4.3 billion tax and fee hike she and her Democratic allies narrowly squeezed through a marathon special legislative session last month as two Republican legislators who opposed the bill gear up to gather signatures to subject the tax hike to a voter referendum.

According to The Oregonian, Kotek said last week:

Frankly, I would urge Oregonians to think about signing on to a referral that will take away our basic ability as Oregonians to keep our roads operating. We’re going to move forward with the assumption we have this and we have to move forward for the state and we’ll see what happens.

Now, go back and read it again. It’s a shockingly anti-democratic, elitist thing for an elected official to say aloud. Even more for a sitting governor who’s gearing up for a re-election campaign.