Whereas there is little to no oversight over Washington state's legislators, there is no accountability nor penalty for filing bills that benefit special interests at the expense of others, that punish taxpayers further, that wastes taxpayers' hard-earned money, and that far too often are simply ill-considered and even counter-productive to the ends for which they are filed,
Be it resolved that The Washington State Legislators' Hall of Shame for 2005
is hereby established.
Legislators inducted into The Washington State Legislators' Hall of Shame have
qualified themselves by sponsoring legislation that:
- increases the means and amounts to further pick the taxpayer's pocket
- wastes the taxpayer's dollar
- is poorly (or even simply not!) thought out
Legislators hereby inducted into The 2005 Washington State Legislators' Hall of Shame are as follows (click on the links for details):
Sen. or Rep. YourName Here for SB/HB 0000 which met the criteria above.
You may submit nominations for The 2005 Washington State Legislators' Hall of Shame
by e-mail. For your submission to be considered, you must
include the name of the legislator(s), the bill number, and the reason why
this bill fits the criteria listed above.
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See the 2003 Washington State Legislators' Hall of Shame. The opinions expressed on this site
are the only those of the author's and should in no way be interpreted as
belonging to anyone else. Updated 12/18/2004.