Serenity Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 The following voted to pass SB6843: Senators Berkey, Brown, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gordon, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Jacobsen, Kastama, Keiser, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Prentice, Pridemore, Ranker, Regala, Rockefeller, Shin, and Tom Senate Bill 6843, introduced yesterday, received a public hearing today Democrat leaders in the Senate yesterday introduced Senate Bill 6843, which would repeal the voter-approved Initiative 960. The initiative put in place several transparency measures related to bills that have a cost to taxpayers. It also required a two-thirds vote in the Legislature, or a simple majority vote in the Legislature along with a vote of the people, to increase taxes. Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, had this to say about the legislation: “In an unbelievable breach of public transparency and the political process, the Senate introduced a bill yesterday afternoon that would repeal voter-approved limitations on taxes, and then fast-tracked it for a public hearing today. There clearly has been no courtesy given to the general public to read the bill, call their legislators about it or plan to attend today’s hearing and share their thoughts. I not only oppose Senate Bill 6843, but I am appalled the voices of the people are being silenced by rushed political maneuvers. “Two years ago the voters of this state sent a clear and compelling message to the Legislature – live within your means. Initiative 960 created the framework for this. The majority in Olympia has chosen to grow government spending despite the storm clouds that were clearly visible on the horizon. Now we are at a point where the budget is at an unsustainable level, but instead of finding ways to craft a budget that lives within our current revenue, the Legislature has chosen not to heed the voters’ wishes. The people put into place a sound mechanism for fiscal restraint, and legislative leaders should not be looking to undo it. “I want to urge my constituents to have their voices heard by calling the sponsor of Senate Bill 6843 Sen. Margarita Prentice and Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown. We cannot allow policies that are detrimental to citizens and our economy to be shoved haphazardly through the legislative process.” ■Sen. Margarita Prentice, the bill’s sponsor, can be reached at (360) 786-7616 ■Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown can be reached at (360) 786-7604 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 "Hi, ever heard of me?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Prole, Excellent point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMcJizzy Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Wow, I missed that. So Jim McDermott stepped down as United States Congressman from the State of Washington, so he could run for the Washington State Senate? That's big news. I mean, you do realize that SB6843 is a Washington State Senate Bill, which Jim McDermott has nothing, I repeat nothing, to do with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil K Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Joe McDermott is a State Senator from West Seattle. Jim McDermott is a US Congressman who's district includes parts of West Seattle. Not blood relatives as far as I know. Confusing perhaps. Facts are a pesky thing, I'll agree, but if you want to make statements of political outrage, I do think that sticking to the truth is appropriate. Now, how about those Obama Death Panels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I just hate Scottish people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
num1mc Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Joe lives with his "partner" Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Joe lives with his "partner" Michael Guess this is all you've got left since it's no longer cool to dis the spics and niggahs these days. Of course, this is no longer cool either...you're just too fuckin dumb to realize it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
num1mc Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Say hi to Michael and Joe at your weekly pot-luck. I'm sure you'll really enjoy the sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNose Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Huh, what do you expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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