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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 the 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
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 already inducted into The 2003 Washington State Legislators' Hall of Shame are as follows (click on the links for details):
Rep. Jeff Morris and Rep. David Quall
for HB 1177, to turn the state's major mountain
pass highways into toll roads.
Rep. Lynn Kessler and Rep. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney
for HB 1570 which, especially in a time of deficits,
would establish the thoroughly unnecessary (ever) post of "state poet laureate."
Rep. Steve Kirby for HB 1552, to tax us for the "privilege
of consuming electricity" in this state.
You may submit nominations for The 2003 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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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 2/06/2003.