washington politics

The Republican Party once again showing their true colours. Election of party official rocks Clark County GOP Man elected to post was convicted of residential burglary, violation of a civil anti-harassment order and furnishing alcohol to minors Excerpt: A 43 year old sneaking into a 15...

Linky. The Rolling Stones article is quite long, but gives a good overall picture of the movement he is a part of. Meanwhile, it has been referred to the FBI. Linky.

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2018/01/26/washington-senate-passes-bump-stock-ban/1069897001/ Senator Van De Wege should think before he speaks. WA allowed machine guns for anyone allowed to own a gun until restrictions were placed on them in 1934 and 1994. Now, other than police and...

http://atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-proposes-ban-assault-weapons-high-capacity-magazines I wonder what these will be? The deadly pistol grip? The immoral bayonet lug? The threaded muzzle used by assassins to attach silencers? This will lead to a run on mags. How will they know...

Prior to July 1, 1994 short barreled shotguns (SBS) and short barreled rifles (SBR) were legal for WA residents to possess; there were no state restrictions. BATFE authorization is required for anyone to possess them but the application is a routine matter and never denied to anyone filling out...

I attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing this afternoon in Olympia for I-594 (universal bkgd checks in WA), I-591 (gun rights) and HB1561 (change restrictions on short barreled rifles). About ten years ago there was a spat of anti-gun bills scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary...

King County here in WA votes purely by mail. The King County website is saying that they've received reports that the GOP is trying to collect ballots from people. Honestly, I hope it really isn't happening, but people can use the above website to also track to see if their ballot was...

Concerning civil marriage and domestic partnerships. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6239&year=2011 There were numerous amendments; some adopted, others that failed but it finally passed with a slight majority. This is one more thing the State government can go "jump in the...

If that happens, and if it withstands a referendum, WA will be the 7th state to legalize same sex marriage. My question is at what point does this reach a terminal velocity that forces the rest of the states to change? I'm thinking of the Loving case. At the time only 17 states still had...

There was a web page set up for replies. This is the reply I sent the AG: (The insurance industry donated $40,000 to McKenna's campaign.) It's one thing to pull this tactic in a red state, but pulling it in a blue state when there's no real evidence the Republic* talking point "America doesn't...

So in Washington state it is a felony to gamble on line. It is ok in a real casino, but the stakes are too high and its too smokey for my tastes :) I am wondering if anyone savvy with the law knows of any loopholes. Some people have told me that if you use a reloadable debit card you will be...

The WA state gubernatorial race still hangs in the balance, with democrat Christine Gregoire hanging onto a diminishing lead of a couple thousand votes, with a huge number of absentee ballots remaining to be counted. And all because of gay libertarians!? article

I have no real beef with partisanship. It was partisanship which brought down, (correctly, I might add) Richard M. Nixon as he flouted the Constitution. It was partisan politics which have brought about necessary change in our nation, such as the Civil Rights legislation which was greatly...