Slog - Comments on Eyman in Court This Friday http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday Progressive local attorney Knoll Lowney will argue in KC Superior Court this Friday that Tim Eyman's latest initiative, I-960, goes beyond the scope of the initiative process on two counts. I-960 would require a super majority vote of the legislature to pass tax increases. And it would require those tax increases to go before a vote of the people. Eyman turned in his signatures last week and got some rare good press after a run of recent embarrassments (not enough signatures, weird costumes, initiatives getting tossed.) The article did not mention Lowney's challenge. Lowney will start by arguing that I-960's... Copyright 2008 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:38:59 -0800 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:11:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf Tim Eyman must die. Seriously, can't he just move to Mississippi or something? I feel personally embarrassed as a white man.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760266 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760266 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:04:15 -0800 Comment by Gitai I hope this is premature. Eyman could end up with a buttload of invalid signatures again. But either way, this one looks like it'll get tossed.

Honestly, though, you'd think people would have learned the lesson of Colorado. After fourteen years of being unable to fund their government and being bombarded with incredibly dense ballot measures, they voted out the GOP, put in Dems, and have gutted TABOR. I think that perhaps Washingtonians have gotten a bit more savvy about these types of bills though.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760268 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760268 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:05:30 -0800 Comment by Smegmalicious One of my good friends went to high school with Tim Eyman. He was a gay bashing asshole back then, and he's still an asshole.

]]> Smegmalicious http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760306 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760306 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:44:27 -0800 Comment by Dave Coffman Until the press decides not to give Eyman the spotlight anymore, he'll keep on cropping up.

]]> Dave Coffman http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760340 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:31:48 -0800 Comment by whatever Rather than spending energy on bashing Eyman why not use his pointing out the ridiculous tax system in WA and work towards a state income tax and perhaps a little wealth tax. Change the gas tax to a percentage instead of a fixed number of pennies per gallon and allow the a wider use of the funds.

There is clearly a big number of people in the state that are not happy with the current taxing and spending scheme - whether anti-taxers or those that oppose corporate tax breaks and a system that bases most all revenue on regressive taxes.

Every time Eyman is sued or bashed by the press, he gains support - ignore him and work for tax fairness. But it's more fun to have an enemy to blame - Saddam Eyman, even rhymes.

]]> whatever http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760344 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760344 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:36:03 -0800 Comment by maxsolomon "oh, what a darling baby boy! what's his name?"

"his name is KNOLL."

jesus, people, THINK when naming children.

]]> maxsolomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760384 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760384 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:07:57 -0800 Comment by Gitai @5 I agree that our tax system needs reform, particularly our ridiculous reliance on property and B&O taxes, but Eyman's solution needs to be mocked and destroyed.

@4 As long as he's getting initiatives on the ballot, he's news. As soon as he spends three or four years with no initiative making the ballot and goes back to selling watched to frat boys, then he can be ignored.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760385 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/eyman_in_court_this_friday#c760385 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:11:28 -0800