Commentary: What the GOP tax plan could do to Prop. 13

After a shellacking at the polls on Tuesday, Republicans might not need any new reasons to abandon their unpopular tax overhaul. But here's one more: It could lead California to finally dismantle Proposition 13, one of the state's last remaining GOP accomplishments.

The federal tax plan, introduced by House Republicans last week, was carefully constructed to penalize Americans who live in Democratic-leaning states. It would repeal the state and local