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NEWS ADVISORY September 26, 2003 Marysville union declares EFF an "evil band of zealots" EFF staff
make plans to be "zealous" in Marysville Foundation staff, startled and amused by the union’s newest moniker for EFF, wondered what sorts of things an evil band of zealots would do. Concluding that the union would be sufficiently horrified if EFF staff traveled to Marysville Monday morning to hand out information about school financing and district budgets, a few Foundation staff have decided to do just that. "We didn’t want to disappoint the union, so we thought we should do something zealous," said Marsha Richards, EFF Communications Director. "We plan to cover up our horns and go to Marysville to support a student-organized press conference, where we’ll hand out important information about school funding." Students have yet to choose a location for their press conference, which they announced during a visit with Governor Locke in Olympia. It is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday morning in Marysville. EFF will publish the location when it is confirmed by organizers. "The fact is, students want to be back in the classroom learning," said Richards. "We don’t blame them. They love their teachers, but the Marysville strike is not only illegal, it’s harmful to students." The Foundation encourages media and concerned citizens to attend the student press conference. "Students are asking probing and legitimate questions, and up until now most of the information they have received comes from strike supporters," said Richards. "We believe they should be able to form opinions and make decisions based on all the facts." 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..." |
