This was part of a negotiated agreement between the political parties.  The Oregon Supreme Court nullified a large component of the agreement (illegal changes to PERS cost of living schedule).  If part of the "agreement" is nullified then all of it should fall.  Except that (once again) the Republicans are willing to exacerbate Oregon's budget problems by seeking to retain a now illegitamate tax cut for themselves and their cronies with no ethical justification.  A tax cut that we clearly cannot afford.