David at horesass.org has some good reforms for the initiative process: Ban paying per signature Restrict editorial content on petitions Allow legal challenges prior to the ballot to prevent blatantly unconstitutional or illegal initiatives from making it to the ballot Create incentives for filing initiatives to the legislature to encourage democratic deliberation Charge a reasonable…
Month: February 2006
Krist Novoselic had some good points
Krist Novoselic posts a diary on Washblog.com today, and I’m happy that he’s putting out there issues that as Democrats (and Republicans for that matter) pretty much ignore. We allow out state party to sue over the primary election, but we don’t discuss much a system we’d rather see. I know Republicans would rather not…
New Chambers Lake Basin NA website
Association of Citizens Concerned About Chambers Lake Basin Our original website was basic and informative, but didn’t offer a way for anyone except for the webmaster to edit or add anything. This new drupal based site will let anyone of our members add comments, and our leaders add front page conent, including events. I have…
Washblog exploding, and not in a good way
What started as a, relatively speaking, fairly innocent post about why the folks at the state party were having trouble accessing Washblog.com has turned into a horror-show. Take a look for yourself. There are a lot of things I could say here, but suffice to say, its no wonder that the 80 percent of the…
HB 6221: Public financing, at least locally
It is’nt a wide ranging bill as has been passed in Maine or as the Republicans are trying to get rid of in Arizona, but HB 6221 passed the Senate yesterday, which would allow local governments to fund election campaigns. This bill is essentially recreates the rules regarding public financing that were in place prior…
Talking about community, in the Donkey sense
I’m not supporting Tom Vilsack, but he’s got a good point: What Republicans have done in my view is that they are systematically dismantling a sense of community in America. There are two great institutions in my view in the American experience: one is the self made, hardworking individual who does well and dreams big…
Grange is going to lose Top Two Primary case
The Grange doesn’t seem to be making friends with the 9th Circuit: “My football team preference is the Seahawks,” Ahearne said. “No one isgoing to take that to mean I’m a member of the Seahawks.” “I don’t think that’s a good analogy,” Judge Raymond Fisher responded. It still looks like if the grange is going…