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PRESS RELEASE October 21, 2003 EFF to co-host forum in Marysville tomorrow MARYSVILLE – The Evergreen Freedom Foundation and Seattle talk radio host Mike Siegel (KTTH 770 AM) will host a public town hall tomorrow evening to address issues raised in the Marysville teacher strike. The forum will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Best Western Tulalip Inn (3228 Marine Drive NE in Marysville). Teachers are expected to return to the classroom tomorrow after a judge ruled the strike illegal and ordered them to settle their contract dispute while classes are open. The public forum will feature a short debate between Mark Johnson, a Marysville School Board member, and Darci Becker, a representative of Accountability and Integrity for Marysville Schools (AIMS). Other confirmed speakers include EFF president Bob Williams and Marysville parent Greg Aff. State Auditor Brian Sonntag and state Senator Val Stevens have provided written statements. Mike Siegel will moderate. Representatives from the Marysville Education Association, Governor’s Office and Attorney General’s Office declined to participate, as did schools Superintendent Terry Bergeson. "There is little our office can do to help resolve the strike, other than continue encouraging both parties to reach an agreement," wrote Bergeson in an email last week. Some local supporters of the strike have voiced plans to picket the event.
Wednesday October 22, 7:00 p.m. Directions: 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..." |
