Can the O's editors say this with a straight face?

Today's Oregonian editorial on the upcoming legislative session (the first time it's met annually) nearly caused me to spew my coffee across my keyboard. Here, in summary, is their argument:

The Democrats, who controlled the legislative and executive branches, decided to force annual sessions on the state by calling it an emergency -- the emergency being that it didn't pass enough bills and spend enough money in the last session (despite a 20 percent increase over the previous budget). After all, previous legislatures met in "emergency" sessions, and they didn't have real emergencies, so why can't we?

And really, this is important so the people of Oregon can realize the Really Important People With Really Important Responsibilities in Salem. Yes, we'll have to flaunt the constitution to do it, but once voters realize we're a group of Really Important People With Really Important Responsibilities, they'll change the state constitution so we can continue to spend their money without breaking the law.

And if Sen. Gary Larry George succeeds in his lawsuit against the sessions? Well, he's a petty little man (who, by the way, opposed the mighty Oregonian on property rights law, and we won!), so we'll ignore him. The governor is on our side, so he'll pretend there's an emergency, and we'll violate the constitution anyway.

To paraphrase the pirate Capt. Hector Barbossa, the constitution is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules.