Public Policy
Links to other public policy and government watchdog groups in our state and
throughout the country, hand-picked for the excellent work they are doing regarding
a spectrum of issues in America today.
Government
Links to a number of state and federal government agencies including the Washington
state Legislature and the U.S. House and Senate websites.
News & Media
One of the most widely read sections of any newspaper is the editorial page.
People want to know what others are thinking. Writing a letter to the editor
can be an effective tool to promote your ideas and beliefs. Many papers now
accept letters to the editor by email or through their website. To encourage
you to make your voice heard, the Evergreen Freedom Foundation has compiled
links to many newspapers around the state. They are arranged alphabetically
by city. Some newspapers do not have website addresses and some do not have
email.
Other
Links to various sites that may prove useful.
At a March 23, 2005, House Appropriations hearing on a bill to gut the voter-approved I-601 spending limit, Rep. Jim McIntire (D) asked a supporter of I-601’s two-third supermajority requirement for the legislature to raise taxes the following question:
"Can you name a time when we [legislators] have actually not just set it [supermajority requirement] aside by majority vote? I mean, this is in many respects a procedural motion that has no bearing. It’s a statutory constraint that cannot constrain any legislature that chooses as a majority to set it aside . . . have we ever used a supermajority [to raise taxes]?"