This morning’s supreme court ruling has prompted a host of first reactions.

Gov. Jay Inslee likes the decision.

The state Supreme Court did the right thing today in ruling that a supermajority requirement for ordinary legislation would alter our system of government. The supermajority requirement gave a legislative minority the power to squelch ideas even when those ideas had majority support.

Sen. Majority Leader Rodney Tom will try to reinstate the supermajority requirement by rule.

“We’re going to stand behind the will of the people. They’ve been very clear that they want it to be difficult to raise taxes,” Tom said today.

AWB president Don Brunell points out the decisions flies against the expressed wishes of the voters.

“The state Supreme Court’s decision today is a disappointment and sends voters a clear message: your opinion doesn’t matter when it comes to tax decisions in Washington state. That’s a sharp rebuke of the voting public,” said AWB President Don Brunell.

 “Washington voters have approved five separate ballot measures, starting with Initiative 601 in 1993 and most recently this past November with Initiative 1185. These measures were properly brought forward and approved with increasing levels of support from a broad spectrum of the voting public in our state,” added Brunell.

Jeff Johnson, head of the Washington State Labor Council, likes it.

This decision ends the tyranny of the minority that the Washington State Legislature has endured for the last several years.

So does Rep. Chris Reykdal, one of the Democratic legislators signing on to the lawsuit.

Rep. Gary Alexander, chief Republican budget writer, calls the decision “extremely unfortunate for the taxpayers in this state.”

The requirement has been very popular with voters in the state. I imagine they’ll find this decision much less to their liking.