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PRESS RELEASE
 June 9, 2000
Court Dismisses Last of WEA’s Retaliatory Suit On Friday, June 9, Judge William T. McPhee dismissed the last of 12 charges filed against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation by the Washington Education Association, ending a three-year court battle. The charge, claiming EFF had interfered with contracts between the WEA and its members, was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the WEA has forfeited any possibility of raising it again in the future. Judge McPhee also denied the WEA’s motion for sanctions against EFF’s attorney. "This is the third in a series of WEA-harassment lawsuits against teachers and our Foundation," said EFF President Bob Williams. "All three have been dropped or dismissed. It’s a relief to have it over so we can focus our attention on helping school districts take the next step to implement paycheck protection for their teachers." 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..." |
