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PRESS RELEASE
 June 22, 1998
Press Conference with Robert Woodson Robert Woodson, founding champion of "enterprise zones" and president of the Washington, D.C.-based National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise (NCNE), will be speaking to legislators and urban church and community leaders in Washington state. The NCNE works with neighborhood-based organizations to reduce crime and violence, restore families, create economic opportunity and employment, and revitalize low-income communities. Woodson is the recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as the "genius" award. He is the author of hundreds of articles and several books, including his newly-published The Triumphs of Joseph (Free Press). Triumphs is a tribute to neighborhood healers of the inner city—individuals who build empowering relations with needy Americans. "While the majority of employees of social service agencies intend no malice, the poverty industry, by its very nature is geared towards . . . the continued custodianship of its clients rather than toward their self-sufficiency and independence," Woodson laments in Triumphs. But "among the ruins of inner-city neighborhoods" he points to "embers of health and restoration . . . a new band of ‘experts’ whose authority lies in their effectiveness." Mr. Woodson is the guest of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, the Olympia-based, public policy institute currently assisting community leaders serving the needy. The press conference is co-sponsored by the Washington Family Council (WFC) and the Oregon-based Americans Institute for Full Employment. Jeff Kemp, WFC executive director, will introduce Mr. Woodson. Press Conference Where: Emerald City Outreach Ministries 7722 Rainier Ave. South Seattle, WA 98118 (206) 722-2052 When: Wednesday, June 24th 9:30 - 10:15 am Following the press conference, Mr. Woodson will be addressing area pastors and community leaders at The City Church in Kirkland from 12:00 - 2:00 pm. The press is welcome. Contact: Marsha Richards, Communications Director, (360) 956-3482
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1 Part Honesty; 2 Parts Arrogance 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]?" - Rep. Jim McIntire (D - 46) Despite the arrogance of some state officials, Washington's constitution is clear: "All political power is inherent in the people..." |
