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News & ArtsMonday, January 11, 2010
Politics Make Him Stop
Posted by Dominic Holden on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Jesus, 2010 already sucks. Tim Eyman has filed four initiatives with the Secretary of State's office—in the last week. All three where the text is available (no text is posted for one of them) are variations of a requirement that the legislature must have a two-thirds majority to increase taxes. This rule is already on the books thanks to Eyman's Initiative 960, which passed in 2007, but that measure is now two years old, meaning the legislature is allowed to suspend it—which is exactly what the legislature should do this winter. And this fall, voters should know to reject the next Tim Eyman initiative. And in between, hopefully the Seattle Times, having seen the devastation to state programs from I-960, won't come out slobbering all over Eyman again.
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I'm thinking of a user fee, and it starts with Tim E and other filers of unconstitutional filers of initiatives.
Can I get a Three Strikes and you're out Fine, brothers?
Amen!
Can I get a Three Strikes and you're out Fine, brothers?
Amen!
4
These rules that the Legislature can or can't do that are just stupid. They don't bind the Legislature at all, which has plenary legislative power unless expressly constrained by the State Constitution or federal law. This is simply a scheme to pay the Eyman mortgage and feed the Eyman ego, utterly without force of law.
5
Oh, and Will @2, under Article II, Section 1(d) of the State Constitution, the Legislature is permitted to enact legislation to facilitate the operation of the initiative and referendum process; by implication, the Legislature is not permitted to enact legislation that constrains the operation of the initiative and referendum process.
6
Tax me more please tax me more please more more more. And remember people, if a lower tax initiative does pass, please feel free to send what your heart tells you to send to Olympia. You know the need is there don't wait to be taxed, I mean asked.
7
The initiative process if broken if it allows grandstanding ass-clowns endless opportunities to try to dismantle our functioning government through the initiative process.
8
The Seattle Times is not alone in its slobbering. Virtually the entire Olympia press corps, what's left of it, turned out for Eyman's 32-minute, 40-second sound bite fest.
Opponents of Eyman's initiative were on hand. Essex Porter of KIRO-TV and a couple others did talk to them. But Eyman foes were snubbed by radio folk, notably KOMO Radio and Austin Jenkins of NPR.
Will KPLU and KUOW listeners, Tuesday morning, hear just an Eyman sound bite.
The larger question: Why do Olympia reporters continue to whore for this guy?
The Seattle Times is not alone in its slobbering. Virtually the entire Olympia press corps, what's left of it, turned out for Eyman's 32-minute, 40-second sound bite fest.
Opponents of Eyman's initiative were on hand. Essex Porter of KIRO-TV and a couple others did talk to them. But Eyman foes were snubbed by radio folk, notably KOMO Radio and Austin Jenkins of NPR.
Will KPLU and KUOW listeners, Tuesday morning, hear just an Eyman sound bite.
The larger question: Why do Olympia reporters continue to whore for this guy?
9
Don't be concerned by how many initiatives Eyman has submitted. He usually submits many drafts and then finally settles on one to actually carry forward.
11
so, um, how come this prior supermajority requirement was not struck down as unconstitutional?
Democrats too scaredy pants to sue?
Democrats too scaredy pants to sue?
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@13: As "kk in seattle" implies at #4 Eyman makes his living submitting these initiatives. This is his business.
15
Tim Eyman wants to turn Washington into a dysfunctional state like his ilk have turned California into a dysfunctional state. They think they can stop the government from functioning if they target the foolish and naive with their claiming to stop taxes. The truth is they want to cripple the government for their rich friends benefit. We either want a government that continues to represent all our people or just the well connected. We either want a government that maintains a decent standard of living or we don't. They want to turn us into the exact thing they did in the south. Bad education. Bad health. Bad standard of living.
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@11: They did sue. The State Supreme Court dismissed the case on procedural grounds, refusing to issue a writ of mandamus. Brown v. Owen, 165 Wn.2d 706, 206 P.3d 310 (2009).
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@5 Will, only if we can open it up to everyone helping. Actually, it could likely be a great fundraister to help fund the programs that are losing money.
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