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My grandson [by Anonymous Citizen on May 8, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5071 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) My son was killed. My 6 year old grandson and his mother lived with us for the first year and a half,following his death. We supported them and loved them. She rconciled with her parents and moved to Washington, while we were gone and without so much as a thank you. (She left because of the money she owed us). I have pleaded with her to let us talk to our grandson, by email. She refuses, she will not give the cards we send, and I am worried about him and what affect this has had on him, since he was never able to say good bye. Her parents are both alcholics and smoke pot. All I want is to be able to communicate with him as he grows up and tell him about his daddy. Is that so wrong? Why can't the courts allow reasonable contact between grandchild and grandparents when the death of a parent occurs and the living parent just wants the child to forget us? There needs to be a law to protect the welfare of the child and grandchildren deserve to know their grandparents love them, even if it only comes through the phone and mail system. Reply New Comment View Thread
the other grandparent [by Anonymous Citizen on May 8, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5071 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) I am the other grandparent. The mother's mother has put my son and his family through abuse charges that were proved to be false. She did not return the children when she had visitation always filing charges. We went to comtempt of court to get the children back. He was given sole custody in the custody battle. Now we go to court as she has petitioned to see the grandchildren. My son now fights for his right to protect his children who are now afraid they will not be coming home to him. I feel both sides should be evaluated. I feel that the courts should be a little more receptive to the fathers plea of sanctuary for his children. It is a sad day when we need to fight for our rights as parents to protect our children even from grandparents! Reply New Comment View Thread
Pathetic [by Anonymous Citizen on May 5, 2008] about 2006 Senate Bill 6613 (Banning internet gambling) Even banks won't let you decide where you're going to spend your money with your debit card (i.e. an ATM at a casino). The government and the banks need to get out of our spending habits and our bedrooms. It's none of their business. I'd be more than happy to pay the tax on my gambling earnings from online casinos. That is, if I was allowed to play....... Reply New Comment View Thread
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Frustrated [by Anonymous Citizen on April 28, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5071 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) I am so glad that other people are able to express what I'm feeling. My mother abused me and my sibling and now a judge gave my daughter to her. i don't believe in hitting my kids because of what she did to me and I have raised good kids. But now my daughter is being brain washed into believing lies about me and other members of her family. I am happy to see that others feel the same way about grandparents already had there chance and now its ours! Reply New Comment View Thread
Frustrated and Lost [by Anonymous Citizen on April 28, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5071 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) I am a single mother of two great kids and I am fighting this battle now. My so called mother potitioned the court for grandparents rights. She won that case and now she has potitioned the court for custody. The Judge due to his byass against single mothers gave temp custody to her. He did not listen to the facts, such as she has a record of child abuse, and drug addiction. I have been raising my kids alone for along time. I don't abuse or neglect them. I don't do drugs and I work. I don't use the system to support my kids but I have been made out to be a bad mother because I am single and don't own a home. This Judge has taken my daughter and given the grandmother all rights. I have seen my daughter two times in three months and there is nothing I can do about it. My daugter wants to live there because the grandparents don't say no and buy her everything. The next court date keeps getting moved and I'm running out of money for the attorney bills. The court system is only for the people with money and because I work I can't get legal aid. I dont know where to turn for help financially and emotionally. I live in Ohio where gradually parents are loosing all there rights and noone will help. Reply New Comment View Thread
Grandparent Visitation in WA [by Anonymous Citizen on April 26, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5071 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) You make me sick. Why do you think you have rights to someone elses children? Stay out of their life. If you have a lawsuit on your mind, you should be banished from their lives forever. You don't even know how hard a lawsuit would be on them. GET LOST. You are only thinking about yourselves. SCREW YOU Reply New Comment View Thread
Grandparent Visitation [by Anonymous Citizen on April 26, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5071 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) Please don't be a narcissist. STAY OUT OF YOUR CHILDRENS LIVES, YOU DON'T DESERVE TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO> YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE TO RAISE THEM. NOW IT"S THIER TURN. TRY TO WORK ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP, INSTEAD OF THINKING ABOUT SUING. YOU ARE SICK AND MANIPULATIVE. STAY OUT OF THEIR LIVES. ARE YOU SICK? Reply New Comment View Thread
Grandparent Visitation [by Anonymous Citizen on April 26, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5071 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) There is no such thing as grandparent visitation rights in Washington State. Both the US Supremce Court and WA State Supreme Court, along with the WA Court Of Appeals concluded that grandparent visitation is an Unconstitutional Infringement on parental rights, both Facially, and As Applied. Those legislators who try to introduce new bills are working against the parents of this state, and should be thrown out of office, people like Rep Ruth Kagi, who works for special interests like the organization called GROW, and the AARP. There is no law in WA State, just like Florida, the only two states without this Unconstitutional Law. Make sure to keep it that way..... Reply New Comment View Thread
Grandparents aren't all bad. [by Anonymous Citizen on April 21, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5071 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) The other side of your arguement would be less than perfect parents. They do exist. In our case a fued between our son and daughter kept us from being allowed to see grandchild. This doesn't make us unfit lunatics. Both parents of the child refuse to work. This doesn't make us terrible grandparents. Both parents party non-stop and have house guests 24/7. Why or how does this make us bad grandparents. We often have to purchase formula and diapers for grandson. Are we bad yet? Do you believe if no contact is granted that later in life the grandchild won't want to see or meet their grandparents? More traumatic later in life for the child to meet family members than having it would be to have constant contact and support throughout their young lives. Get my point? Reply New Comment View Thread
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Ditto [by Anonymous Citizen on April 15, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1108 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) I really sympathize with you on this one. Saying you are held hostage buy the kids you raised is putting the hurt mildly. We too, have been blamed for every bad decision our son has made and every thing we did not give into during the time we raised him. He has grown tall and straight even so. He found his wife's parents to be more to his liking (they spoil him sinfully and because they have no male children, they have treated him like their own). For that we are greatful however, now that he has a psuedo set of parents, unfortunately, we are expendable. When our Granddaughter was born, from that point forward she was used as a tool in leveraging his wants against us. When we did not give in and buy him whaever he thought he needed at the time, we were outcast and not included in the family, we went for three years without even being allowed to send her a birthday or Christmas gift...all were returned spitefully. Then suddenly, he was faced with a possible divorce and financial dire-straits and reached out to us. We, of course, let our love over-rule our hurt feelings and took him/them back open arms, paid most of the oppressive bills they had and helped in other ways to set them back on the path to success. Then, after they had worked out their issues both marital and financial, the leveraging started anew. We couldn't afford to buy them a new washer and dryer set to replace the ones that broke, so the parents in law rode in to the rescue and now, we are back to square one. We have not seen them nor have we been allowed to even send a card. We have been again spurned. Talk about crushing hurt. From what we have been told from our granddaughter herself, in a chance meeting at a public childrens play center where we had taken our other two grandchildren, we were told that she (our granddaughter-now 4) would see us when she was 16 and would not be allowed to see us before then. Then, without even a sideways glance at us, our son scolded her for talking to us and hustled her away. We have longed for some way to press for grandparental visitation rights but then again, should the courts finally allow it again, I doubt we would press for it anymore. As grandparents, we feel it is far more important for our granddaughter to have a strong family relationship with her parents rather than have to be dragged like a tug of war rope between two factions at odds with each other. What we are doing now is banking on the fact that someday, as usually happens with adopted kids and those separated from one or the other parent by divorce, that someday she will seek us out. We have therefore been accumulating and storing all the cards, small gifts, and other treasures and things grandparents save for their granchildren, in a storage box for her. We will be at her graduation and any other public event where our son and wife cannot restrict us from being. Any sports event she choses to partake in etc, she will know we were there cheering her on. When that time comes and she seeks us out and is ready to know and absorb facts in a better mindset than as a small child, she will know that it was not by our choice that we didn't see her and that even though not allowed, our love for her was/is no less. Sorry for being so long winded but we thought you might take solice in that you are not alone and perhaps can take action in a like way, to salvage the love of your grandchildren when they finally throw off the shackles of oppression inflicted by immature and self-centered parents. Take care and may God grant you strength and peace. Reply New Comment View Thread
...... [by Anonymous Citizen on April 15, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2422 (Prohibiting the sale of petroleum-based water bottles) Hey keyword is pertoleum based bottles which take hundreds of years to degrade. There are alternatives to petrol based bottled plastics that are biodegradable just little more expensive. I suggest before anyone makes another ignorant comment that they research the issue. Alright? Thanks Reply New Comment View Thread
Wanting Money [by Anonymous Citizen on April 15, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1108 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) I have had my grandson in my home every week for 2 years, 2 to 3 days a week and never a problem. Now we have said no to lending money. He is no longer allowed to talk with us, we can no longer see him, and to go to their house to see him we must call first...but the kids won't answer the phone. If we found the money to lend them, then the problem would be solved. Not all grandparents are bad some are being held hostage by the children they raised. Reply New Comment View Thread
The sell out [by Anonymous Citizen on April 9, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) As I read this, the intent was to let the tribal police have the jurisdiction over non-tribal members on the reservations. That is fine. Although if a tribal member commits a crime off the reservation he is not held accountable to our laws and only has to deal with the tribal kangaroo court. They don't hold their own people accountable, talk about a safe haven. Everyone needs to be held to the same standards and laws. On another note, as the reservations are considered sovereign countries what's next, Canada patrolling or state? Our Governor and Legislators have sold us out. Reply New Comment View Thread
Washington State Legislature known as SB 5544 [by Anonymous Citizen on April 9, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5544 (Abating environmental noise.) If laws are on the books already, why do these people that we vote into office, pay well and most likely have never even been on an ORV need to waste their time and effort re-writing laws? This happens over and over in so many areas of state government that I wonder if there is no "real" work to be done. Have any of these "sponsors" been to any of the meetings or events and seen the fun and families together. Also Mr. Kline, ORV riding is VERY physical and not for the OBESE. If you think motor sports are not "SPORTS" you better think again. Lets think about all the INTERNATIONALLY recognized motor sports events, Baja 1000, Paris to Dakar etc. Could you finish one of these races? I think not. Enforce the laws on the books. Don't recreate a smooth rolling wheel. You may think the outdoors is for quiet, solitude and self reflection, not everyone goes outdoors for those things every time. There are more quiet peaceful outdoor areas than ORV areas. Keep your hands off things you do not understand, care for or even do! Thanks Reply New Comment View Thread
What can God never see? [by Anonymous Citizen on April 8, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2771 (creating an administrative sobriety check point) Hi! Without taking into account the issue of establishing a stone by God, which he won't be able to pick up, how do you think, may be something in this world, what can God never see? Reply New Comment View Thread
maybe we can look further [by Anonymous Citizen on April 6, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2974 (Including the study of the Pledge of Allegiance in high school graduation requirements) I agree that it might be a good idea for high school students to discuss the meaning (and origins, etc.) of the pledge, but I find it quite disturbing to have 6 year olds mindlessly citing "allegiance" to a "republic" when they don't learn even the basics of those words until at least about the fifth grade. It is very pre-war Germany (even down to the outstretched arm hail salute that had to be changed.) wikipedia: Pledge of Allegiance, and Bellamy Salute, etc Though, deciding how people must show their patriotism isn't one of the duties we gave to the federal government in the Constitution so maybe they need to spend a little more time on that as well. Reply New Comment View Thread
second class human [by allserene on April 6, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1011 (Revising provisions relating to alien firearm licenses.) I am moving to Washington in 3 weeks as I am retired and my U.S. Citizen wife has a new job there. I was the Secretary of a target rifle club in the U.K. for 14 years. Seems these old Jim Crow laws still exist and will bar me from target shooting so I can just sit at home and watch Oprah. I would not be in favor of the thousands of Americans U.K. being denied equal rights or African countries barring Americans from hunting there. My wife is most dismayed as she has the choice of making her husband into 'untermensch' something less than other men, or giving up a great job in Washington State. We had researched Washington and decided it was progressive and enlightened - were we wrong ? Tony Blair could not shoot clay pigeons in Washington but O.J. could buy a pistol ? This is one millionth of the harm that was done to black people by these Jim Crow laws but it gives me a tiny insight into what went on and is still going on Reply New Comment View Thread
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TO HANG IN THERE EASTSIDER [by Anonymous Citizen on April 5, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) The fuel prices in the 70's were .55 a gal. not 3.50 a gal. so where in the hell are you comming from ? And the idea of not buying from a certain oil co. for a whole week sure as hell WILL drop the prices. Do your math for christ sakes. And if it were'nt for that bitch we have as a governor we would at least be paying .15 a gal. less. So I really don't give a damned if you are a farmer of where the hell you live, you sure think like a west sidder. Reply New Comment View Thread
Interior Design Legislation Exposed in Wall Street Journal [by Anonymous Citizen on April 3, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 3223 (Addressing the practice of interior design) Licensing Battle within the Interior Design Industry Heats Up! (April 1st, 2008) Wall Street Journal Op-Ed article by Clark Neily of The Institute For Justice exposes ASID lobbying effort to pass Interior Design Legislation: Read the Article: Read the Article: Watch Out for That Pillow By CLARK NEILY April 1, 2008; Page A17 Imagine you were a state legislator and some folks asked you to pass a law making it a crime to give advice about paint colors and throw pillows without a license. And imagine they told you that the only people qualified to place large pieces of furniture in a room are those who have gotten a college degree in interior design, completed a two-year apprenticeship, and passed a national licensing exam. And by the way, it is criminally misleading for people who practice interior design to use that term without government permission. You might stare at them incredulously for a moment, then look down at your calendar and say, "Oh, I get it -- April Fool!" Right? Wrong. These folks represent the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), an industry group whose members have waged a 30-year, multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign to legislate their competitors out of business. And those absurd restrictions on advice about paint selection, throw pillows and furniture placement represent the actual fruits of lobbying in places like Alabama, Nevada and Illinois, where ASID and its local affiliates have peddled their snake-oil mantra that "Every decision an interior designer makes affects life safety and quality of life." Legislative analysis by a half-dozen states that rebuffed ASID's attempts to cartelize interior design -- including Colorado, Washington and South Carolina -- has failed to support ASID's claim that the location of your couch or the color of your bedroom walls is literally a matter of life and death. As the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies put it, there is "no evidence of physical or financial harm being caused to . . . consumers by the unregulated practice of interior designers." Lacking any factual support for its sweeping public welfare claims, ASID and its supporters often resort to fear-mongering. For example, licensing proponents frequently say the tragic fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas that killed 87 people in 1980 was the result of inappropriate fixtures and furnishings. The fire was actually caused by an electrical fault and allowed to spread by a grossly inadequate sprinkler system. Investigators later identified 83 different building code violations. Another favorite is the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island, in which 100 people perished. Again, that tragedy had nothing to with substandard interior design services. It was caused by an illegal indoor fireworks display and the absence of a code-mandated sprinkler system. If there were any credible evidence that unregulated interior design presents a genuine risk to consumers, ASID would certainly have found it by now. They have had plenty of time (more than three decades), resources (dues for ASID's 40,000 members average several hundred dollars per year), and incentive. Furthermore, despite ASID's best efforts, only three states regulate the practice of interior design. That leaves 47 (including California and New York) where the ravages of unlicensed interior design could be easily documented -- if there were any. So what is really behind ASID's relentless push for more regulation? Simple: naked economic protectionism. It is no accident that the credentials required for licensure in ASID-backed occupational licensing bills are the same credentials required for membership in ASID itself. This includes a four-year degree from an accredited interior design college, a two-year apprenticeship, and a two-day, thousand-dollar licensing exam so irrelevant to the actual practice of interior design that many ASID members have never bothered to pass it themselves and simply get a waiver instead. In vetoing interior design legislation last May, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels explained that the "principal effect" of the law would have been "to restrain competition and limit new entrants into the occupation." Mr. Daniels noted that interior designers were "hardly the only profession" seeking government protection from potential competitors. The numbers certainly bear him out. Fifty years ago, only 5% of the American workforce was licensed; today it is nearly 30%. We're not talking about brain surgeons or airline pilots, either. Louisiana requires florists to be licensed (yes, florists), and in several states -- including Louisiana, Oklahoma and Virginia -- only licensed funeral directors may sell caskets, a state-sanctioned monopoly they use to jack up prices anywhere from 400% to 600%, a fact established in litigation by the Institute for Justice in Tennessee and Oklahoma. Until it was struck down by the state supreme court last year, Alabama's interior design law made it a crime to offer advice about throw pillows and paint colors without a license. To anyone who thinks that law -- or others like it currently being pushed by interest groups like ASID in state capitols around the nation -- was motivated by a genuine concern for public health and welfare, I can only say this: It's going to be a rough day. Mr. Neily is a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice. Reply New Comment View Thread
I'm Skeptical about Climate Change Skeptics [by Anonymous Citizen on April 3, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2815 (greenhouse gas emissions and green collar jobs) You have to be some sort of complete failure at science to still refute manmade climate change today. I'm guessing these are the people who never paid attention in 4th grade science class to the basic fact that the 27 billion tons of CO2 put into the air each year traps heat. 95% of climatologists agree with it, and unless you're a climatologist, stop arguing against it with inane conspiracy theories. We need to act soon on greenhouse emissions, while it's economically feasible, because trying to deal with the impacts on unabated climate change 50 years from now will be huge otherwise. And as for those who would cry wolf about the economic costs, consider this: a lot of our fossil fuel usage hinders the economy; fuel efficiency, ethanol, and road tolling can boost the economy. On the other hand, dealing with the impacts 50 years from now, if we don't do anything, could cost around 30% of GDP. This is from an MIT study. So don't refute this stuff unless you know what you're talking about. Reply New Comment View Thread
What to do? [by Anonymous Citizen on April 2, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 3223 (Addressing the practice of interior design) A lot of griping going on here concernig all these laws, whether they passed or not.So "Just remember in November" to vote for THE only choice, Ron Paul. LESS GOVERNMENT, keeping our freedoms, and back to the Constitution. DON'T take down your signs, he is still in the running! GO RON PAUL !! Reply New Comment View Thread
I am Cofused [by Anonymous Citizen on April 2, 2008] about 2006 House Bill 2805 (Missing persons) Mr. Bober, am I to understand that you just happened to see a flier one day and decide to dedicate your life to solving a crime, you knew nothing about? Quite frankly sir, IF Misty Copsey is indeed deceased. You sir seem to know an awful lot. Did you not think it would look suspisious that you just happened to Know where exactly where Misty's clothes could be found? If I were to speculate as you have done for so many years now, I might say that you know too much. To me it looks like You see a flier, and you realise that this could be your chance to get your name in the news. Or... better yet what is the best way to have the police show you thier hand? By inserting yourself into thier investigation. You Knew where the clothes would be found, you now say you know exactly where the body is, and you have even gone so far as to state you know her head was removed?? Get real! If these Pierce people were to let you survey thier driveway, and discover a body there sans it's head , I'd be scared Mr. Bober because If I were the police I'd be headed straight for YOUR front door. If everything you say you Know is true I'd have to ask how do you know so damn much. It appears to me that you are involved more than you say, you don't want people to forget Misty, you want it known what was done possibly by you, and you keep giving us more and more information about the why, where, and how your gonna screw up dude and when you do hope they give you all the credit you seek and deserve. And for your information I do know what it's like to loose a child to a child rapist and Murderer. I lost mine in 1988 also in Pierce County. But I tell you this if a stranger called me out of the blue with the information you had, as a mother my focus would have been on you Reply New Comment View Thread
Hang in there east sider! [by Anonymous Citizen on March 29, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) Don't take the attacks personal. I tried to inject a little sense into this discussion a while back . and got accused of living on the west side and being a democrat. Seems like unless you curse the governor you are labeled a west side demo. Its obvious people don't think things thru much when ideas for lowering gas prices like boycotting a certain station or not buying on Thursdays or filling up when your tank is half full instead of empty are offered as serious strategies to "hurt" the oil companies. I farm and I don't like the high gas and diesel prices either. Fertilizer has gone from $350 a ton to 650. Calling the governor names isn't going to fix that. Electing a different governor isn't going to fix that. Oil prices have been going up since the 70's, and none of the politicians since then have been able to control the oil prices. A little less emotion and a little more constructive thought would benefit this sight a lot. I anxiously await to hear your praise and accolades! Mike Reply New Comment View Thread
AGREE [by Anonymous Citizen on March 28, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2895 (Establishing a license program for the practice of interior design) Yes, I agree with the opposition and with the way the bill was worded and the strict requirments, it does shut the doors for new designers. BUT I also support the Registering or Lic of Interior Designers. What makes them special and exempt from same Lic. requirements we Contractors go through. It's very simple, 4-Years experience, State test, Lic, Bond...and move on. Reply New Comment View Thread
To . I think your family tree has too few a branches [by Anonymous Citizen on March 28, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) And you call us REDNECKS STUPID. Just where in the Hell did you learn to spell, you dumb f-cking bastard. And how dare you call us cousin screwing. I sure would like to see you say that to my face, because I would love to teach you some good old fassion DIXIE manners. Reply New Comment View Thread
reply to eastsider [by Anonymous Citizen on March 28, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) I can see right now that you are the enemy. You have to be one of those west side tree hugging, liberal yuppie democraps. That's right , I said DEMOPCRAPS. For you liberal's information, there is no global warming, it's all a bunch of proven crap. In the last 1000 years the global temp. has risen 1/2 of 1 degree, and this last year the earth has cooled 3/4 of 1 degree. So what does that do their global warming excuse? It blows it and their credability all to hell. Put the blame for this shit where it belongs, squarly on our tax and spend Democraps, and their Yuppie thinking. ( NO COMMON SENSE AT ALL ), and no reguard for anyone except themselves and what personal gain they will get out of it. So, to sum it up, you can take you're liberal way of thinking and shove right up your ass. WE HAVE HAD IT WITH ALL OF YOU !! and this comming state election will prove that. NO MORE DEMOCRAPS. Reply New Comment View Thread
To : eastsider [by Anonymous Citizen on March 28, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) What the hell rock did you just crawl out from under ? WE DID NOT VOTE THAT GAS TAX IN. We voted it down, by a large margin. That B-TCH in Olympia just over rode our vote and inacted the damned tax anyway. Not only did she put that tax in illegally, but she also raised it from the proposed nine cents over three years to 15 cents over three years. She got that tax in just like she got in office, by a whole lot of crooked moves. That B-tch ain't my Governor, and come election time she's going to join the crowd at the unemployment line. JUST WHERE SHE BELONGS. Reply New Comment View Thread
SB 5256 formerly HB 1102 [by Anonymous Citizen on March 27, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5256 (Providing for the exclusion of veterans benefits from the income calculation for the retired person property tax relief program.) Why hasn't the Governer signed this legislation. Her husband is a Vietnam Vet.At every Photo op at election time, she will claim her concern for veterans. This legislation wil exempt VA copmpensation not to be counted as income.It will assist those 100% DAV severely wounded veterans; with combat disabilities, to fend off the ever growing tax burden to the property they own. Instead, the Governer signed SB 2488 to entittle dommestic parteners to quilify for the senoir tax exemption. Lets see.... Where are the priorities? I can serveve my country and incurr severe lifetime disabilites(gunshot wounds) and the Governer cannot sign that legislation for a DAV exemption. However, the Governer can take time to sign a SB 2488 concerning legislation for domestic parters to to share in the same type of senoir property tax exemption. HuH. Reply New Comment View Thread
Love in the land of hate [by Anonymous Citizen on March 27, 2008] about 2006 House Bill 2661 (Discrimination based on sexual orientation) All I can say to those who hate is I forgive you. Some of these people want to preserve their right to discriminate. Reply New Comment View Thread
A truely useless law [by Anonymous Citizen on March 26, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1031 (Changing provisions concerning electronic devices.) Read the signed bill and you'll find a law that means absolutely nothing. As long as you don’t use the information “for the purpose of fraud, identity theft, or for any illegal purpose”, it doesn’t limit anyone from looking at your data (government or private). Reply New Comment View Thread
California Interior Design Legislation [by Anonymous Citizen on March 25, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2895 (Establishing a license program for the practice of interior design) They lost in Washington State but the Interior Design Cartel of ASID/IIDA/NCIDQ is trying to pass an Interior Design Practic Act in CALIFORNIA. If this passes, it will be used to justify legislation in Washington State next year. If you have design industry friends in California the time is now to let them know about this DANGEROUS LEGISLATION. ------------------------------- California Interior Design Legislation & Licensing-IDCC Launches Push for Restrictive Interior Design Practice Act in Califronia We've just heard that the Interior Design Cartel ASID/IIDA/NCIDQ & the College Interior Design Schools are launching a campaign to pass a restrictive Interior Design Practice Act & Licensing bill in California. This bill will remove the voluntary system currenty in effect in California. In California the "front group" for the Interior Design Cartel is called IDCC: www-idc-ca-org The Califronia Bill Number is Senate Bill 1312 (SB 1312). Here's a statement from the IDCC website: "The Interior Design Coalition of California Presents Practice Act Legislation" The Interior Design Coalition of California (IDCC) announces that after three years of research and meetings throughout California that they are sponsoring Senate Bill 1312 which will be introduced in April. Senator Leland Lee, PhD, is the author, and the Coalition has been able to secure many co-authors to support this action." Please contact your California State Legislator and California State Senator to voice your OPPOSITION to new Interior Design Legislation in California and the restrictive Interior Design Practice Act SB 1312 that is being pushed by the Interior Design Cartel and IDCC. Reply New Comment View Thread
California Interior Design Legislation [by Anonymous Citizen on March 25, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6707 (Addressing the practice of interior design) They lost in Washington State but the Interior Design Cartel of ASID/IIDA/NCIDQ is trying to pass an Interior Design Practic Act in CALIFORNIA. If this passes, it will be used to justify legislation in Washington State next year. If you have design industry friends in California the time is now to let them know about this DANGEROUS LEGISLATION. ------------------------------- California Interior Design Legislation & Licensing-IDCC Launches Push for Restrictive Interior Design Practice Act in Califronia We've just heard that the Interior Design Cartel ASID/IIDA/NCIDQ & the College Interior Design Schools are launching a campaign to pass a restrictive Interior Design Practice Act & Licensing bill in California. This bill will remove the voluntary system currenty in effect in California. In California the "front group" for the Interior Design Cartel is called IDCC: www-idc-ca-org The Califronia Bill Number is Senate Bill 1312 (SB 1312). Here's a statement from the IDCC website: "The Interior Design Coalition of California Presents Practice Act Legislation" The Interior Design Coalition of California (IDCC) announces that after three years of research and meetings throughout California that they are sponsoring Senate Bill 1312 which will be introduced in April. Senator Leland Lee, PhD, is the author, and the Coalition has been able to secure many co-authors to support this action." Please contact your California State Legislator and California State Senator to voice your OPPOSITION to new Interior Design Legislation in California and the restrictive Interior Design Practice Act SB 1312 that is being pushed by the Interior Design Cartel and IDCC. Reply New Comment View Thread
California Interior Design Legislation [by Anonymous Citizen on March 25, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 3223 (Addressing the practice of interior design) They lost in Washington State but the Interior Design Cartel of ASID/IIDA/NCIDQ is trying to pass an Interior Design Practic Act in CALIFORNIA. If this passes, it will be used to justify legislation in Washington State next year. If you have design industry friends in California the time is now to let them know about this DANGEROUS LEGISLATION. ------------------------------- California Interior Design Legislation & Licensing-IDCC Launches Push for Restrictive Interior Design Practice Act in Califronia We've just heard that the Interior Design Cartel ASID/IIDA/NCIDQ & the College Interior Design Schools are launching a campaign to pass a restrictive Interior Design Practice Act & Licensing bill in California. This bill will remove the voluntary system currenty in effect in California. In California the "front group" for the Interior Design Cartel is called IDCC: www-idc-ca-org The Califronia Bill Number is Senate Bill 1312 (SB 1312). Here's a statement from the IDCC website: "The Interior Design Coalition of California Presents Practice Act Legislation" The Interior Design Coalition of California (IDCC) announces that after three years of research and meetings throughout California that they are sponsoring Senate Bill 1312 which will be introduced in April. Senator Leland Lee, PhD, is the author, and the Coalition has been able to secure many co-authors to support this action." Please contact your California State Legislator and California State Senator to voice your OPPOSITION to new Interior Design Legislation in California and the restrictive Interior Design Practice Act SB 1312 that is being pushed by the Interior Design Cartel and IDCC. Reply New Comment View Thread
Really? [by Anonymous Citizen on March 25, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2424 (Regarding grocery checkout bags) Really? "Paper bags have almost no reuse potential"? Seriously? Where are you living and how old are you? If you were alive prior to the early 1990's before plastic bags were a problem. Paper bags were reused many times, and continue to do so. Do they not have curbside recycling where you live? Do you not see paper bags being used every week to recycle cans and bottles? Reply New Comment View Thread
east sider [by Anonymous Citizen on March 22, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) People keep referring to the Govenor's gas tax. It isn't the Govenor's it's ours. The gas tax was voted on by the people and passed with a large majority. We were willing to tax ourselves for the benefit of our highways and bridges. Now that gas is off the wall, we blame it on the Govenor and the tree huggers. Please, people let's at least be civil and stop the sterotypes. Reply New Comment View Thread
Charge By the Mile [by Anonymous Citizen on March 22, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2815 (greenhouse gas emissions and green collar jobs) I want to know how they are going to charge by the mile? Will that be a tax, and will it be imposed on tourist? Toll booths at every corner? I believe that if we all STOP BREATHING today, we could cut ALL of our carbon emissions instantaneously. Problem cured. Somebody, get real. This proposed legislations on "green technology" and cutting emissions is not doing a damn thing, in fact I belive a lot of the technology, and laws are creating more pollution, and issues than it solves. People don't see "global warming" as an issue, because its not an issue. We see it as "Chicken Little" or as a little "Boy who cried Wolf", and as the normal Earth cycle that it is. Man's impact is exaggerated and without definitive scientific data. Every one points to the "ICE" but ice study s are new, and other factors could affect that research more than we currently understand and I believe it will require more research before it can ever be accepted as definitive EARTH temperature measurements over eons of time. Beyond that man's ability to manipulate the Earth's climate is outside of his reach and technological ability at this time to control, even regionally. We are skeptical, and want more scientific evidence before we commit to a course of action that may bring more harm than good, or is economically unsound, and without real scientific study. Science first, then solutions based on scientific research that make an actual change. Not lets experiment and see if it fixes the perceived problem. I believe in sound management of all our resources, and protecting the environment. But right now this is one issues that a lot of people we are all going off on half cocked! Derick Bonham, TX Reply New Comment View Thread
Eco-Terrorists in Govt [by Anonymous Citizen on March 22, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2815 (greenhouse gas emissions and green collar jobs) The eco-terrorists are running the government. Studies have shown that if EVERYONE stopped driving their car, CO2 emissions would drop by less than 1%. Ther is no man made global warming. "99% of climate scientists agree" is false and a LIE. Reply New Comment View Thread
More "FEES?" [by Anonymous Citizen on March 21, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) Why don't you just make the roads that need repairs and upkeep into "toll roads" like they do in the East? It would make you a lot more friends and the way the economy is now, with almost a 20% increase in the first 2 months of 2008, Seniors only getting a 2% COLA, how are we to keep surviving?????? Forcing us to buy HDTV's and more things we can't afford, even medicines, Try thinking of some of us that are not as well off as you guys that have your wages, retirements, (if you were not foolish enough to believe the garbage bush handed out on his election crap), like do your own investing, etc. you are probably not too bad off. Reply New Comment View Thread
narrow minded [by Anonymous Citizen on March 21, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 2013 (Authorizing tribal and Indian nation law enforcement officers to act as Washington state peace officers.) I ask my self why isn't there a cop around when I see someone doing something stupid..This bill helps local jurisdictions by adding more police on the street by allowing tribal cops, who go to the same police academy as state or local cops. Would it make you feel better if trhe local chief or sheriff cross-deputized tribal police? They most likely will only enforce basic WA traffic laws and back other agencies when man power is an issue..... Reply New Comment View Thread
ignorant [by Anonymous Citizen on March 21, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 2013 (Authorizing tribal and Indian nation law enforcement officers to act as Washington state peace officers.) yes, they do have to abide by state law; just as if you go to another country. you have to abide by that law.. Reply New Comment View Thread
Thank You Olympia [by Anonymous Citizen on March 21, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2815 (greenhouse gas emissions and green collar jobs) If 99 percent of aeronautical engineers said the plane you were about to get on was going to crash, would you still get on it? 99 percent of all climate scientists say that global warming is very real and is mostly due to man-made causes, so why don't folks want to believe it? This is not a left or right wing issue. My thanks to anyone involved in making this legislation happen. Reply New Comment View Thread
Toxic chemicals [by Anonymous Citizen on March 20, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2423 (Concerning the composting and recycling of certain food service packaging) Geoff, you must be a complete idiot. How did you even find this website? Consider the fact that your burger was probably wrapped up in a lovely chemical (PFOS, PFOA). Gee, what about the trees that die for the sake of your burger wrapper? What about the fact that McDonald's only recycles less than 30% of it's waste when over 93% of it is recyclable? We have a fast food packaging problem on our hands. We've unfortunately become reliant on an industry that we've made extremely wealthy, yet they haven't exactly had our best interests at heart, have they? "FDA scientists have noted that food packaging represents the worst case scenario for PFCs to migrate into food. In one FDA study packaging released several hundred times more PFCs than cookware coated with substances like Teflon (PFOA is used in the making of Teflon). Recent studies have demonstrated the presence of PFOS and PFOA in more than 98 per cent of US citizens' blood and 100 percent of 293 newborns surveyed. The bill says that PFOA is considered by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be a likely carcinogen and is considered to be a chemical that induces breast tumours in animals. Also, PFOA ad PFOS have been linked to impaired growth of babies in the womb." We need federal laws. Pronto! No fast food restaurant is going to do the right thing and dip into their profits unless they are forced to do so. Reply New Comment View Thread
WA Supreme Court [by Anonymous Citizen on March 19, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2771 (creating an administrative sobriety check point) I hope the Washington Supreme Court's recent unanimous decision holding suspicionless searches unconstitutional in the context of random highschool drug testing will signal the death of this bill. If it does not, whoever continues to support it will have some 'splaining to do. Reply New Comment View Thread
ESB5751 [by Anonymous Citizen on March 19, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5751 (Creating a wine and beer tasting pilot project in grocery stores.) This is terrible legislation and I am ashamed of our elected officials for passing such a detrimental bill. I encourage the Governor to VETO THIS BILL. Linda Johnson, Chair Maple Valley Communities That Care Coalition Reply New Comment View Thread
Is This Applicable to Me?? [by Anonymous Citizen on March 18, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 2014 (Addressing the regulation of conversion condominiums.) Does anybody know if this bill is applicable to me?? I received notice to vacate (due to condo conversion) on the 2nd of February. They have offered me the $500 required by the previous law, but under this new one I would get to stay longer and would receive more money. Why is it so hard to find information on simple questions like this?? Reply New Comment View Thread
Electric cars do pollute. [by Anonymous Citizen on March 17, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) Ya! What makes you think that the electric car you are driveing does not pollute. Or are you just to brain washed by your pollatitions and the media to know any better. Well more then 50% of the electricity in this country is made by burning coal. Plus what are you going to do with those batteries when you have to replace them because they will not hold a change any more? And god forbid if you have to drive farther the a 100 miles. It take quite a while to charge that little death trap you are driveing. Just keep praying you never get hit in one of those thing. Because if they have to cut you out of it. Well you might be in it for a while, if not forever! Reply New Comment View Thread
What? [by Anonymous Citizen on March 17, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5336 (Protecting individuals in domestic partnerships by granting certain rights and benefits.) You must be off your meds, my friend. Because the garbage you spout has no connection with reality. Reply New Comment View Thread
Rain on the parade [by Anonymous Citizen on March 17, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 3104 (Expanding rights and responsibilities for domestic partnerships) Get off the self-righteous soapbox pulll-ease. Your insinuation that all the bad parents are heterosexual and all the good parents are homosexual is laughable at best. True, there is a larger proportion of bad parents among heterosexuals but that is only because the sheer number of heterosexual parents far outnumbers that of homosexual parents. While I'm sure there are plenty of good homosexual parents, the child in a homosexual family needs to be raised knowing full well that their family situation is the exception and NOT the norm and I'm not sure that that is being fulfilled. If homosexual parenting was the way of nature, then it would be possible for homosexuals to create life together not just raise children after they were created by someone elses intervention. Reply New Comment View Thread
Marriage [by Anonymous Citizen on March 17, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 3104 (Expanding rights and responsibilities for domestic partnerships) In response to only heterosexual persons should be able to get married because of children I object. As a psychotherapist and someone who has worked for CPS it's time we start looking at what the heterosexual community has done to our children, sexual abuse, molest, rape. Parents of today are selfish and we have hundreds of thousands of children that need GOOD parents which homosexual parents make GREAT parents. Our society is toxic and you need to think of all the children that are in foster care needing good homes. I want to have all the rights of any married couple as I have raised a foster child to majority and she is a successful citizen. Ocean Shores, Wa Reply New Comment View Thread
Miinesota [by Anonymous Citizen on March 17, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1108 (Concerning visitation rights for grandparents.) you are absolutly correct, I put an harrasment order on my daughters Grandparents and in return they filed for full custody of my child. Now it is going on two years of harrasement through litigation. How is this possible? The Grandparents are manuplitive and nasty. They have told my daughter awful things about me and still the judge has not thrown it out of court. I do not have a lot of money to spend fighting them and they know this of course through discovery of everything I have. I feel as though they are raping me of my rights as a parent. Reply New Comment View Thread
Agree [by Anonymous Citizen on March 17, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) Man oh man do I ever agree. Just when the prices are going up on everything the democrats want to ruin us completely. I do give them credit, if they can't come up with an old tax they will invent a new one. Did they ever think of supporting improved Mass Transit, there is a thing called "trains" in europe, you can can connect almost anywhere and you don't need a car what a concept. Reply New Comment View Thread
to; get a life [by Anonymous Citizen on March 16, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6923 (Providing for a passenger vehicle greenhouse gas excise tax) That's moron logic for ya. You make the mistake, and you tell the others to get a life. What a Jerk. Like the man said " Get your facts STRAIT so you don't make a fool of yourself. I guess it's too late for that FOOL. Reply New Comment View Thread
GET A LIFE [by SIDNY on March 16, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6923 (Providing for a passenger vehicle greenhouse gas excise tax) Thank you for the rather colorful response to Sine Die. The initiative was I-960 not I-695. Sorry for the error. Reply New Comment View Thread
anonymous [by Anonymous Citizen on March 16, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6332 (Increasing the debt limit of the housing finance commission) Are you kidding! This sounds like Reagonomics. If one needs to justify a way to over spend then you raise the debt limit, POOF everything is fine driving the company faster into the ground. Is this what you teach your children, if you can't aford a Ferrari buy it anyway, just pretent your credit limit is higher than it is? Reply New Comment View Thread
Re: sine Die [by Anonymous Citizen on March 16, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6923 (Providing for a passenger vehicle greenhouse gas excise tax) Whate the hell commic book are you getting your infomation from? You're asking for BIG trouble spreading rumors like this. If you think that being an anonymous citizen will keep them from finding out who you are, You just might be in for a big surprise. There is no such thing as anonymous on the internet. Good luck !!!!! Reply New Comment View Thread
Reply to sine and die [by Anonymous Citizen on March 16, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6923 (Providing for a passenger vehicle greenhouse gas excise tax) What the hell rock did you crawl out from under. Both these bills went in the shitter, and there is no legal action being taken against I-695. You are so full of shit you're eyes must be brown. Get a life Jerk !!!! Reply New Comment View Thread
to sine die [by Anonymous Citizen on March 16, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6923 (Providing for a passenger vehicle greenhouse gas excise tax) I do not know where you get your information. I do know first hand though that you need to get all the facts before you go and make a fool of yourself. There is no such leagal action against the voters for I-695. All I CAN Say is that I am in a position where it is my buisness to know any such activity FIRST HAND!!, and I'm here to tell you that you Sir,or Mam whichever the case may be, know not what you're talking about. These are the kind of RUMORS that keep things stired up. So don't buy trouble where there is none, there is enough going around without buying more. Reply New Comment View Thread
SINE DIE [by SIDNY on March 15, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6923 (Providing for a passenger vehicle greenhouse gas excise tax) Its all over but the hard to watch signing ceremonies. Big winners are gays, greens,and global warming worshipers. They can all take big high fives. Losers are the taxpayers who were expecting some basic functions, and services of government. We have just witnessed another costly expansion of government that may only benefit a few polar bears. Good government in Olympia is a thing of the past and I no longer expect much from my elected representatives. The initiative process still offers hope but is continually being undermined by underhanded legislation. This session has brought on a law suit. The taxpayers are being sued by Sen. Brown( D Spokane) for passing I-695. No shortage of arrogance in Olympia. Sine Die Reply New Comment View Thread
whatever happened to hb 2977? [by Anonymous Citizen on March 15, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2977 (Concerning the burden of proof for corrections to property tax valuations made by public officials) Having listened to the public hearing it is hard to understnd why the legislature would not pass this bill. The Assessors routinely defend their values with little more than the "presumption of correctness" and the "clear, cogent and convincing" standard of proof. Why would they need more than a preponderance of evidence? Reply New Comment View Thread
DIRECTOR OR DICTATOR? [by Anonymous Citizen on March 15, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6284 (Modifying provisions relating to the dairy products commission) This bill bestows absolute power the " DIRECTOR ". Sure gets rid of those pesky opinionated board members. Reply New Comment View Thread
Unemployment line [by Anonymous Citizen on March 15, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) These damned democraps really are stupid. I wonder if they realize that they all have commited political suicide for even letting this bill get recognized? It would really be a justification to have all of them forced into the unemployment line. Then lets see how they like all these high taxes the dumb Bastards created. Reply New Comment View Thread
to: meet in the middle [by Anonymous Citizen on March 15, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) There is no middle ground here, and anyone that thinks so is as fu-king stupid as the bastard that came up with this bullshit bill. Read all these letters posted you dummy. It's your kind of stupid shit ass thinking that lets these new taxes in. It's time to tell these bastards NO MORE taxes PERIOD. DAMNED these polititions anyway. Reply New Comment View Thread
What a shame... [by Tritium on March 14, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 3104 (Expanding rights and responsibilities for domestic partnerships) It's a shame that any wording needs to be added into law to establish a group of persons rights. The purpose for our constitution is too quickly lost. One easy statement is necessary. "All citizens shall have the rights, considerations, and responsibilities equally, regardless of race, sex, sexuality, religion, disability, or other life choices." Eventually, we'll need to add in there something that states, "Campaign contributions can only be made by those who are voters for their election." Reply New Comment View Thread
reply to next 11 fuel prices [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) I LIKE THIS IDEA A LOT! but did'nt you mean reg. at 3.50 a gal, not 1.50? It does'nt matter, I knew what you meant,so does everyone else, and you're right this would bring them to their knees. Something has to be done about these fuel prices and the crooked way they are getting our hard earned money, and this is the most workable idea anyone has come up with yet to curb these criminals. Give this idea some more serious thought, I believe you have viable solution to bringing down these ridiculous fuel prices. Reply New Comment View Thread
Next !!!!! Fuel Prices. [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) well it seems that we got through to them on this issue and got it put in the garbage where it belongs. Now then lets keep this bithing up, but lets move it on to these downright criminal fuel price increases. This is absolutly insane, and so are we for puting up with it. These Fu-king oil companies and their C.E.O's are getting filthy rich at our expense. It's no different than if they were holding a gun to our heads and demanding our money. And what's really madening about it is the fact that they are laughing at us all the way to the bank, to their Yachts, to Hawian condo's, ect, ect, ect. True this is a national problem , but it sure as hell hurts to know that Wash. is number one in high prices right now, and we can thank our sorry ass govenor for that with her 15 cent a gallon tax increase, on already overtaxed fuel. What a Bitch. 1.50 for Reg.. and 4.26 fo Diesel today. this is CRIMINAL !!!!!!! All it would take to bring these oil companies to there knees is to pick one brand name, Say Shell, then no one patronise any Shell station for One week, and I mean nation wide. Then move on and boycot another, oh lets say Chevron, then Exon etc.etc. Just keep rotating one week at a time. They sure as hell would be sreaming uncle before very long. This would work! It would take a boycot callender to be posted on the net. nationwide somehow, and even if only half the people would follow by it they would be playing into our hands with pricing wars before very long. Can you even imagine how much it would cripple an oil company to loose a large portion of its national buisness for one week? OUCH!!! It's time to pass the OUCH !!! on to them, make the bastards hurt, and hurt bad!! Reply New Comment View Thread
HELLO! IT'S 2008!!! [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 3104 (Expanding rights and responsibilities for domestic partnerships) My, my..... To the lady who wants to leave the state - go ahead! None of YOUR rights were taken away with the passing of this bill. The legislature didn't give you a chance to vote on this, as you obviously don't believe in a state that would be fair to ALL of its citizens, and would have voted NO. Thanks for your bigoted opinion and for wanting to take away my rights before I even have the chance to enjoy them. To the person who uses the "no children" argument again Gay marriage - I have 3 kids (biologically) and have been with my husband for 15 years, and know many gay couples who have adopted kids that screwed-up straight couples have cast aside as "unwanted" due to their lifestyle "choices". You also might want to read recent studies of how well-adjusted and "normal" kids of Gay & Lesbian parents are, as compared to average kid raised in a straight household. Speaking of which, since the person who indicated it was a "choice" to be gay, you wouldn't know that it's NOT a choice because you AREN'T Gay. Did you CHOOSE to be heterosexual?? Well, think about it. To those worried about the "sanctity" of marriage, you really should work on making DIVORCE illegal, as your sanctity is being trampled to the tune of an at least 65% divorce rate. Lovely example you set for us "militant" gays who would like to have all the rights for ourselves and our spouses that every married couple has now and either abuses or takes for granted. And don't even get me started on the religious argument. This is about CIVIL marriage and rights of U.S. Citizens. And.....thank you VERY much to the woman who's getting married (to a man) soon that believes in the rights of ALL citizens! BRAVA!! Thank you for your time..... David Seattle Reply New Comment View Thread
So much for Freedom!! [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2006 Senate Bill 6613 (Banning internet gambling) our freedom in America is getting smaller by the year, the whole point of taking away online casinos to US citizens, is for one reason and one reason only. MONEYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!! they have their hands in the casinos across america and want to keep getting their profits from them, since your online casinos are not in America, they feel that they can do what ever they feel to keep their hands in every one's money. THIS IS THE WORST LAW THEY HAVE PASSESD IMPOSING ON ALL AMERICAN FREEDOMS TO HAVE FUN. UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply New Comment View Thread
Current Wyoming Resident [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1102 (Modifying property tax exemption provisions for veterans of the armed forces.) We are currently residents of Wyoming and I receive a property tax exemption just because I was a veteran. I not considered disabled. The state legislature just increased the tax rebate as it was originally limited to 7 years and now it is indefinite. It reduces my assessed valuation by $2000. Property is assessed at 25% of value. We are going to move to Washington in the near future as my wife is ill and we need to be closer to family. I'll miss the tax deduction. No income tax in Wyoming either. Could this be the difference between a Republican state and a Democratic state? Reply New Comment View Thread
More Taxes [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2006 House Bill 3112 (B&O tax exemption) Al can't get enough tax money. Reply New Comment View Thread
The Washington State Sheriff's Assocation [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) Well, I guess the don't have much power, do they? Reply New Comment View Thread
This bill is a good thing! [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) I love these people posting the “Kansas Attorney Generals Opinion” from 1993 like it has something to do with this law. It doesn’t; not even a little tiny bit. Kansas passed a law similar to the Washington Law in 2004; prior to that, they did not have a law similar to the Washington Law, so the opinion had NOTHING to do with the law that was just passed. AFTER Kansas passed their law in 2004, here is what happened, and it’s a DIRECT quote from a study published by the U.S. Department of Justice, and the International Association of Chief’s of Police: The Kansas State Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) allows tribal law enforcement officers to “exercise the powers of law enforcement officers anywhere within the exterior limits of the tribe’s reservation” subject to the following conditions: The tribe must secure liability insurance coverage for damages assessed in state or federal court from acts of the tribal law enforcement agency in amounts specified in the bill. Claims brought against the tribal law enforcement agency must be processed as if the tribe were the state pursuant to the Kansas Tort Claims Act. ?? The tribe must waive its sovereign immunity to the extent necessary to permit recovery under the liability insurance to cover mutual aid agreements. If tribal law enforcement officers are requested to assist local or state law enforcement, the tribal officers are considered to be an officer of the agency being assisted. The tribal agency or officer, is granted the same powers, duties, and immunities of the local or state agency during the period of time in which the tribal law enforcement agency or officer is providing assistance. This power is conferred upon tribal police officers representing the four resident tribes of Kansas: the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. Coordination and Collaboration Kansas Bill SB 9 was passed through the cooperation and collaboration of the Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations, Kansas state legislature, and the four resident tribes of Kansas. Funding There is no fiscal impact associated with this bill or the powers it confers. Impact and Outcomes Kansas Bill SB 9 establishes equality between all Kansas state law enforcement for the purpose of providing mutual aid and providing law enforcement services for all residents of Kansas. As a result of the bill, jurisdictional concerns have been clarified, officer safety has been enhanced, law enforcement agencies can more effectively assist one another using and mutual aid agreements, and liability concerns are put to rest. Leadership by the public safety agencies of the tribes and state, the state legislature and Governor Kathleen Sebelius has improved the cooperative nature of law enforcement professionals in the State of Kansas and enhanced the quality of public safety by this action. Reply New Comment View Thread
How very slippery [by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) I love these people posting the “Kansas Attorney Generals Opinion” from 1993 like it has something to do with this law. It doesn’t; not even a little tiny bit. Kansas passed a law similar to the Washington Law in 2004; prior to that, they did not have a law similar to the Washington Law, so the opinion had NOTHING to do with the law that was just passed. AFTER Kansas passed their law in 2004, here is what happened, and it’s a DIRECT quote from a study published by the U.S. Department of Justice, and the International Association of Chief’s of Police after the Kansas law hav been in place for 2 years: The Kansas State Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) allows tribal law enforcement officers to “exercise the powers of law enforcement officers anywhere within the exterior limits of the tribe’s reservation” subject to the following conditions: The tribe must secure liability insurance coverage for damages assessed in state or federal court from acts of the tribal law enforcement agency in amounts specified in the bill. Claims brought against the tribal law enforcement agency must be processed as if the tribe were the state pursuant to the Kansas Tort Claims Act. ?? The tribe must waive its sovereign immunity to the extent necessary to permit recovery under the liability insurance to cover mutual aid agreements. If tribal law enforcement officers are requested to assist local or state law enforcement, the tribal officers are considered to be an officer of the agency being assisted. The tribal agency or officer, is granted the same powers, duties, and immunities of the local or state agency during the period of time in which the tribal law enforcement agency or officer is providing assistance. This power is conferred upon tribal police officers representing the four resident tribes of Kansas: the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. Coordination and Collaboration Kansas Bill SB 9 was passed through the cooperation and collaboration of the Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations, Kansas state legislature, and the four resident tribes of Kansas. Funding There is no fiscal impact associated with this bill or the powers it confers. Impact and Outcomes Kansas Bill SB 9 establishes equality between all Kansas state law enforcement for the purpose of providing mutual aid and providing law enforcement services for all residents of Kansas. As a result of the bill, jurisdictional concerns have been clarified, officer safety has been enhanced, law enforcement agencies can more effectively assist one another using and mutual aid agreements, and liability concerns are put to rest. Leadership by the public safety agencies of the tribes and state, the state legislature and Governor Kathleen Sebelius has improved the cooperative nature of law enforcement professionals in the State of Kansas and enhanced the quality of public safety by this action. Reply New Comment View Thread
[by Anonymous Citizen on March 13, 2008] about 2003 Senate Bill 5559 dreadnought:traversals acquaints operate incenses Brent plagiarism Reply New Comment View Thread
The Reason for introduction.... [by Anonymous Citizen on March 12, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 3313 (Designating coffee as the state beverage) Some students from Snohomish HS, as part of their civics class were charged with creating and submitting a bill to a legislator. This was a bill from them... Reply New Comment View Thread
legislature runs amok [by Anonymous Citizen on March 12, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2815 (greenhouse gas emissions and green collar jobs) Legislative stupidity has been on the rise since 1992 just like emissions from the tens of thousands of cars that have moved into this state since then. If the gas bags who are trying to make the ridiculous claims that global warming and ice age cooling have something to do with humans would bottle that gas we could pretty much end harmful emissions. This bill is the latest example of the inmates being in charge of the asylum. I don't think any comments made here will have any chance of stopping our female on steroids governor from signing this bomb, but what the hell. Reply New Comment View Thread
frivolous lawsuits you say? [by Anonymous Citizen on March 11, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) Well if you are tired of frivolous lawsuits, maybe you should become more vocal about things such as, The Tacoma Police Chief shooting and killing his wife then himself. Or the two King County Sheriff Deputies not doing anything at a 911 hang up where a whole family was killed. Or the Pierce County Sheriff Deputy arrested stalking and raping a woman. Or the Pierce County Sheriff Deputy arrested twice in the same night for DUI Or the Pierce County Sheriff who sat in his patrol car at Lake Tapps while moms and dads helped save a boy who was almost drown in the lake and who told everyone that he is not a life guard. Then said in the investigation that he was mad becuae he was assigned to the Lake for the summer Or the Poulsbo Police Officer who used police report datebase to stalk women Or the Kitsap County Sheriff Deputy arredted for having sex with a minor The list can go on and on and on What makes people thing that just because a Police Officer has a patch on his uniform from a Tribal Government, he/she will violate someones right 10 time more that a city police officer or a county sheriff? So if I see Chief Scott Smith from Tulalip Police Department I should run because he now works for a Tribal Governement and somewho when he changed uniforms, part of his brain was eating and he is now a going to violate my rights everytime he see me? Reply New Comment View Thread
MGM Hotel Fire [by Anonymous Citizen on March 10, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6707 (Addressing the practice of interior design) There they go again trying to blame the MGM Hotel fire in Las Vegas on rogue Interior Designers. When will these brain washed students do their own research instead of just repeating what ASID and the so called interior design professors feed them in class? From the Las Vegas Review article on the fire: "The suggestion that the incident had anything to do with unqualified interior designer work is completely belied by a 2005 article in the Las Vegas Review Journal, which makes clear that the primary reason why the fire spread was a combination of: (a) inadequate sprinklers; (b) rampant code violations; and (c) the defective flammable adhesive used to attach ceiling tiles. Most of the victims died of smoke inhalation, but again I know of no evidence that the quantity or lethality of the smoke was in any way enhanced by improper decorating or design choices. Indeed, there is no mention of interior designers anywhere in the exhaustive Review Journal article.” Reply New Comment View Thread
Full employment [by Anonymous Citizen on March 10, 2008] about 2007 Senate Bill 5642 (Addressing cigarette ignition propensity.) Will take a lot of workers to check every cigarette. Reply New Comment View Thread
Ferries [by Anonymous Citizen on March 10, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 2273 (Addressing passenger-only ferry service funding.) Washington State Ferries had to pull four vessels out of the water because the vessel hulls were beyond repair. These boats were 80 years old. The passenger ferries WSF currently has they are trying to get rid of because they are not fuel efficient and the price of gasoline has gotten to costly to continue using these vessels. Currently they are trying to sell them. Want to buy a vessel? Reply New Comment View Thread
Future Voting [by garybrown23 on March 10, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1102 (Modifying property tax exemption provisions for veterans of the armed forces.) In regards to this bill. We will be watching to see which legislator's and officials vote and support this bill. And of course who to vote for. Reply New Comment View Thread
Gary [by garybrown23 on March 10, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1102 (Modifying property tax exemption provisions for veterans of the armed forces.) I agee with you 100%. Several of my friends (Disabled Veterans) feel that the government is not as concerned about the impact our disabilities have on us. Giving us a property tax break would provide some addition money to the disabled to purchase assisted living equipment for their homes etc.. In other words the money is needed. Instead, there appears to be other bills that outweigh the plight of our US Veteran's who have risked life and limb for their country. So yes, there are so many of us disabled veteran's, it would take a big chunk of change. They may want to save that to fix up the Seattle Center............. Reply New Comment View Thread
Passenger Ferries [by Anonymous Citizen on March 10, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 2273 (Addressing passenger-only ferry service funding.) What happened with this legislation? There has been so much talk and so many bright ideas...but still no Seattle-Kingston or Seattle-Southworth ferries, passenger or car. I'm getting the impression that nothing of substance is going to happen any time soon... Reply New Comment View Thread
In Favor of the BILL [by Anonymous Citizen on March 10, 2008] about 2007 House Bill 1102 (Modifying property tax exemption provisions for veterans of the armed forces.) The problem appears to be that there are so many of us (Deserving 100% Disabled Veterans), the state must feel that they can not afford the loss of revenue which would help disabled veterna's in there struggle to live in a dignified manner in this great country of our's. What's more important? Take care of the vetern's that have been supporting and fighting for this great country or figuing out what you want to do with the Seattle Center. (I know its been indicated that there will not be enough time for that requested review) My comrades and I are closely monitoring this bill and we will vote accordingly. Reply New Comment View Thread
Add on to: to insanity [by Anonymous Citizen on March 10, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) What you just wrote confirms what my nephew has been telling us for several years. He is a deck hand on an oil tanker, and has told us many times that they had to sit offshore for up to a month because they could not unload. The reason they could'nt is madening. Their tanks were full of refined crude and ready for delivery, but would not ship any out so as to create a false shortage, thus driving the prices up. This kind of corperate stronghold has to be punnished . Put a few of these oil company C.E.O's in prison for racketteering and maybe things would start to turn arround. Haveing a pair of oil tycoons in the White House does'nt help us one damned bit either. Reply New Comment View Thread
To : Insanity [by Anonymous Citizen on March 10, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) Absolutly, Just who the hell do these jerks think they are , God? These damned liberal, yuppie, democraps have got to go, and soon, starting with the asshole we have for a govenor. And you're right, they need to start prosecuting these oil tycoons for racketteering. Beside our government officials, these are the crookedest bastards on the face of the earth, and should be prosecuted for letting these fuel prices get to this point. As a retired oil refinery crew foreman, I'm here to tell you with no uncertainty that there is NO oil shortage whatsoever in this country or anywhere else for that matter. We have delibertly held back production at the refinery to drive the prices up. while 12 to 14 oil tankers sat off shoe waiting to unload crude. I know because I was there and part of it. It pissed me off then when we did it , and it really pisses me off now. Make these bastards both at corperate and political levels pay for what they are doing to the American people. It's time to make them accountable, not wealthier at our expense. Reply New Comment View Thread
Please Send Doc [by Anonymous Citizen on March 8, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) Could you send a copy of the document that states that the tribal court will only allow you use an attorney that they approve of. Seriously, I am interested in that - please send to civicnewscorp at comcast.net Thank you Reply New Comment View Thread
Green is great! [by Anonymous Citizen on March 8, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2815 (greenhouse gas emissions and green collar jobs) Wow!!!!! This is fantastic!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!! To bad this bill isn't more strict against those evil earth-haters and their big Hummers. Reply New Comment View Thread
Intelligent replies wanted ???? [by Anonymous Citizen on March 8, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) So let me understand what you are saying here. Here you are sitting down and enjoying lunch with your family somewhere and two tables away is a Police Officer in full uniform who is employed by a Tribal Government also eating lunch, when suddenly a masked gunman runs in and starts shooting people and turns his gun towards you and your family. You would not want the Police Officer to save you family just because he/she does not work for a city or a county. Or you are driving down the street and come up to a greeen traffic light. As you begin to enter the intersection, a drunk driver runs the red light, almost hitting you and causes you to almost hit a telephone pole. Once you recover and are now stopped, you see a fully marked Police Car being driven by a Police Officer employed by a Tribal Government stopped at the red light that the drunk drive just ran. You are in a city, not within the an Indian Reservation, you do not want him/her to go after the drunk driver and pull them over to make sure they don't kill someone Is this what you are saying???????????? WOW, well I hope you and/or a family member never have to involved in anything like this. If it was me and my family and that officer did not do anything, I would file the biggest law suit. Everyone here is sooo upset about this bill, but really, how many of you are really ever going to have to deal with a Police Officer from a Tribal Government???? If you are not breaking the law, you have nothing to worry about. The people who have posted about not being able to have a vote or a say in who is elected. If you live in King County, you vote there for County Sheriff and Commissioner. You do not get to have a say in who is the Sheriff of Kitsap, Clark, Lewis County or their Commissioners. And for all of you have claim “I DO NOT LIVE ON AN INDIAN RESERVATION” Here is what Title 18 U.S.C. gives as “Indian Country” 1151. Indian country defined Except as otherwise provided in sections 1154 and 1156 of this title, the term “Indian country”, as used in this chapter, means (a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through the reservation, (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state, and (c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same Notice the words “All Lands”, so that means your fee simple land to, so you do live on an Indian Reservation. Or the street you are speeding on and have now gotten pulled over by a Police Officer and you are now yelling at him/her that they have no jurisdiction over you. Notice the words “Including rights of way”. So all you people on I5 that got pulled over, why are you complaining that it was a Police Officer from a Tribal Government. Now unless someone held a gun to your head and forced you to live there, then it seems to me, you made a choice to live there and you should not complain. Now if you were forced to live on an Indian Reservation and you are not an Indian, then by all means scream very loud about this. I would love to see you go to Canada or Mexico and tell the police and courts there, that you are a US citizen and they do not have jurisdiction over you because you do not have a voting voice and see how far that’s gets you. Hows that working out for Amanda Knox? Reply New Comment View Thread
You got that right [by feistyone on March 8, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) Taxes, Taxes, Taxes, that is all Washington State can think of. It is time to clean house in Olympia and Washington DC. I hope and pray this bill doesn't pass. My God we can't afford to live now let alone anymore taxes. Reply New Comment View Thread
Insanity!!! [by Anonymous Citizen on March 8, 2008] about 2008 Senate Bill 6900 (Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees) What has happened to this state? Did all the California democrats move here and get elected? Who do these people think live here in this state? Most are not millionaires. Where do they think this extra money will come from? I personally haven't noticed any $20 shooting from my butt!! Don't let these few policial nightmares take power into their own hands - We need to tell them where to stick this bill. The government aren't helping with this gas problem. Complaints of barrels hitting $100 - it was that way in the 80's - yet it didn't go over $2 a gallon. Why is it hitting $4 a gallon? Why are the oil companies making the largest profits in the history of their companies? This is what our fearless leaders need to be working on. Reply New Comment View Thread
I am soooo sorry for our citzens [by Anonymous Citizen on March 8, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) Washington State has now been taken hostage by special interests. Tribal big money trumps the good citizens of washington state. Sad- Sad Day for Washington. Reply New Comment View Thread
Contact the Governor [by Anonymous Citizen on March 7, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) Son of a gun! Seems that those of us who are concerned about the legality of this bill. and the money it will cost the State taxpayers to fund a legal case at the federal level, should email the Governor to insist that the WA State Attorney General give a legal opinion before she signs this unfortunate piece of legislation into law. I, for one, am tired of paying for frivolous lawsuits. Reply New Comment View Thread
That's it [by Anonymous Citizen on March 7, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) Thanks for posting!!! Reply New Comment View Thread
Kansas AG's Opinion [by Anonymous Citizen on March 7, 2008] about 2008 House Bill 2476 (Authorizing tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington state peace officers) Is this the one you are referring to? ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION NO. 94-152 The Honorable Don Sallee State Senator, First District Rural Route 2 Troy, Kansas 66087 Re: Criminal Procedure; Kansas Code of Criminal Procedure--Arrest--Jurisdiction of Certain Law Enforcement Officers; Authority of Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Enforce State Law on the Reservation Synopsis: Unless deputized or otherwise employed by the county in which the reservation is located, or some other appropriate state law enforcement authority, tribal law enforcement officers are not authorized to enforce state laws within the boundaries of the reservation even upon receiving certification from the Kansas law enforcement training commission. However, under the tribe's sovereign authority, and in order to preserve the peace, tribal law enforcement officers may detain persons who have committed an unlawful breach of the peace within the boundaries of the reservation and transport such persons, as far as the reservation border, to the proper authorities. What constitutes an "unlawful breach of the peace" will depend on the circumstances and the applicable law. Cited herein: K.S.A. 12-4111; 12-4212; 12-4113; 19-813; 22-2201; K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 22-2202; K.S.A. 22-2401; 22-2401a; 22-2403; 74-2108; K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 75-4503; K.S.A. 76-726. * * * Dear Senator Sallee: As state senator for a district that encompasses federally recognized Indian reservations, you request our opinion regarding tribal law enforcement powers. Specifically, your question is as follows: "Are tribal law enforcement officers who have received Kansas law enforcement training center certification authorized to apprehend and arrest persons for violation of state laws within the boundaries of the reservation in the absence of being commissioned by the sheriff of the county in which the reservation is situated or some other appropriate state law enforcement authority? In other words, do tribal law enforcement officers have the same law enforcement powers as sheriff's officers when acting within the jurisdictional boundaries of the reservation?" The context in which your question arises involves the Kickapoo Nation's concern with the amount of time that may be required for the county sheriff's department to respond to potentially volatile situations. The tribe's law enforcement officers are often able to arrive at the scene more quickly than a sheriff's officer who may have to travel quite a distance. The tribe therefore is interested in being able to detain persons who have violated state laws on the reservation, and to transport such persons to the custody of the sheriff. It is our understanding that the tribal law enforcement officers in question have successfully completed the training required at the state law enforcement training center and have received certification from the law enforcement training commission. Apparently tribal law enforcement officers have been admitted to the training center as reserve sheriff's deputies for Brown county.
