“The power under the constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to representatives of their own choosing; and whenever it is executed contrary to their interest, or not agreeable to their wishes, their servants can and undoubtedly will, be recalled.”

~ George Washington (1787)

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

A taste of sanity

I dropped a line to Senator Mike Hewitt, one of Walla Walla's representatives in Olympia. He returned with a good response, which I will quote a small part here:
Budgeting around the expectation of voter approved tax revenue is a very poor, failed idea, and one we’ve already seen from Olympia.  I simply don't think that we can tax our way into a balanced budget, or into prosperity, as suggested by the majority.  The legislature has tried that before, and it only served to delay and exacerbate the deficit problem, perpetuating the real problem of overspending. Remember, we still have sustained, record levels of unemployment.
Spot on, sir. Well said.

If you want to contact Senator Hewitt, or another of our representatives in Olympia, you can find their official State page (and an e-mail link) here.