Campaign News Feed

Mayor of Los Angeles urges Californians to stop greed, reject Proposition 23
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Back in July, NPI broke the story that BP (yes, that BP) had dumped $65,000 into Tim Eyman's unconstitutional scheme to take away our cherished tradition of majority rule. BP and three other oil companies — Shell , ConocoPhillips , and Tesoro — are collectively responsible for a third of the corpora.. .. go to article or editorial...

Cascade Chapter Sierra Club Urges No Vote on Initiative 1053
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The Cascade Chapter of the Sierra Club has come out against Initiative 1053.  This is Tim Eyman's 2010 initiative trying to impose a 2/3 vote requirement for Washington State Legislators to pass revenue measures and close special interest tax exemptions. The measure is unconstitutional. An init.. .. go to article or editorial...

Former Justice Phil Talmadge is not a liberal
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Over at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Strange Bedfellows , Chris Grygiel has a post up commenting on an analysis just published by the right-wing Washington Policy Center which asserts that the Supreme Court is likely to strike down Initiative 1098 as unconstitutional if it is passed. (For those.. .. go to article or editorial...

Supermajority Vote Requirement for Washington State Legislators as Proposed by I..
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
This issue should have been decided long ago by the Washington State Supreme Court. Any attempt to limit the Washington State Legislature from enacting revenue bills or repealing non-performing tax exemptions by requiring a supermajority vote is unconstitutional. Initiative 1053 is unconstitutional.. .. go to article or editorial...