Introduced by Sen. Ken Jacobsen, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 9, 2007, to amend the state constitution removing initiative and referenda powers. This resolution, if approved by two-thirds of each chamber of the legislature and approved by the voters in the 2007 general election, would eliminate citizens’ powers of initiative and referenda.
Referred to the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee on January 9, 2007.
1) For the Birds [by Anonymous on January 22, 2007] Sen Jacobson has been watching birds for too long. His human brain has morphed into a bird brain. He has gone the record saying the "The initiative process has made this state un-governable". His solution to having the people excercise their constitutional rights? Eliminate their rights.
Next thing you know, he'll want a state sponsored ornithologist. Oops. He already did that too. Reply
2) Totalitarian! [by Anonymous on January 11, 2007] He thinks we are stupid enough to surrender our "Right" to keep government in line. In the Washington Constitution, referrencing proposed laws, it is qualified in each section, "in any way limit the initiative and referendum power reserved by the people."
THAT is what keeps them from being able to TELL us what we are going to do. The epitomy of BIG BROTHER.
With government being so greedy the first thing out of the hat will be a State Income Tax, something we have been able to stave off, in the past, by our referendum power.It would no longer be a govenment of the people by the people for the people. We seem to be losing that through corruption now, DO NOT HELP BY SURRENDERING our RIGHTS. Reply
3) SAY WA [by Anonymous on January 11, 2007] How disgustingly unamerican.Lets move this one to the trash where it belongs. Reply