Just disband the REC

If state revenues are whatever we say they are, then why even go through the pretense of pretending to have an "expert" driven estimate?

Schexnayder said after the vote that he felt his proposal was a compromise and would have given the governor and Legislature a “starting point.” Last year, the REC adopted a forecast in the spring, during the legislative session, that gave the state more money, and Schexnayder said he figured the REC could do that again this year if it adopted his proposal.

None of these numbers are real. The process is just about setting the limits of what we will argue about. Of course this has always been the case. But now that we're admitting the technical elements are a waste of time, maybe we can streamline things a bit.