Re: “GOP backers sue to maintain fiscal influence of WA initiatives off the poll” [June 5, Local News]:
It’s fairly ironic, that Jim Walsh and Deanna Martinez, chairs of the state Republican Celebration and the Mainstream Republicans of Washington, respectively, “argue the measure doesn’t require a disclosure assertion as a result of it’s not a tax or a payment” when their total marketing campaign selling Initiative 2117 on-line is premised on “repealing the hidden fuel tax” and “cease(ping) the hidden fuel tax.”
They’re admitting that not solely is their marketing campaign deceptive, they don’t need clarification added to the poll. They appear to concern that voters, understanding the true deal, wouldn’t vote in opposition to their very own self-interest. In any other case, why spend cash on legal professionals to maintain voters in the dead of night? [A Thurston County judge ruled against the Republican leaders Friday.]
I feel the Local weather Dedication Act wants enchancment, not repeal. Vote no on I-2117 so now we have that chance. I feel we will all agree that we should always have a proper to as a lot info as attainable in regards to the influence of the initiative so as to make an knowledgeable determination.
Michelle Williams, Mercer Island
