The state gov't clearly has no sense of humor!
Saturday, March 15, 2003
A bum rap? Eyman initiative is ruled out
By NEIL MODIE
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
OLYMPIA -- Is tax-cutting initiative purveyor Tim Eyman a "horse's ass?" The answer may never be known.
Siding with the state attorney general, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor ruled yesterday that a proposed statewide initiative declaring Eyman to be a horse's ass isn't a proper subject for an initiative. It isn't legislative in nature, he said, and therefore is "outside the power given to the people."
An initiative, the judge added, must be "for a purpose other than expressing a sentiment."