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PRESS RELEASE June 11, 2004 EFF comments on the death of President Reagan OLYMPIA—The staff and members of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (EFF) join the nation in paying tribute to the life of Ronald Wilson Reagan, and mourning the 40th American President’s death on Saturday. EFF President Bob Williams today issued the following statements on the death of Ronald Reagan: “As a student at Penn State in the 60's, I used to listen to Ronald Reagan’s daily commentaries. Those words of wisdom, along with his many speeches over the years, helped form my political philosophy and create in my mind a clear vision—a vision of freedom that has guided my work over these past forty plus years.” “Freedom, love of country and faith in God are the true legacy of this great man. Although we mourn his death, the best way to honor the memory of President Reagan is by standing up for the principles he fought for all of his public life. As Reagan himself said, ‘If we fail, at least let our children and our children’s children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done.’” EFF’s Executive Director Lynn Harsh added: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of President Reagan. He propelled me and tens of thousands of young people to serve our country in ways we had never before contemplated. He gave us hope in a future, and he helped us fall in love with liberty.” Contact: Booker Stallworth | 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..." |
