What organizations are campaigning on this issue?

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Dear All-

This is a great forum and I've really enjoyed my first day of involvement.

What groups are organizing around this issue? Are there significant coalitions already forming? I am interested in finding out about both the pro and con campaigns.

-- Joshua Drake (jmd@speakeasy.org), September 09, 1999

Answers

For the Pro's and con's look at are Claims VS fact sheet on theis web page.

-- RD (Monte) Benham (rmonteb@aol.com), September 10, 1999.

Joshua,

The July 26 '99 issue of the Seattle P-I has an article about I-695 which has a short list of both pro and con 695 websites. Hope this info helps you.

Take care!

-- Jeff Stevens (chez@u.washington.edu), September 13, 1999.


I-695 supporters be of good cheer!

I have read Howard Jarvis's book "I'm mad as hell" that explains the Prop 13 campaign in California.

Every major newspaper opposed prop 13 and only one state wide organization endorsed it. It passed by a 2 to 1 marjin.

The other good news is that the opposition will put their money into a deep hole in fighting I-695. They will throw their money away. This means they will have less money to "buy politicians" when the legislature goes back into session.

-- RD (Monte) Benham (rmonteb@aol.com), September 14, 1999.


Benham:

You really have a low opinion of the legislators we elect of office don't you? Am I the only one here who still believes that we have a government of, by, and for the people; elected to serve part-time; and act as our representatives? Your comment is offensive. If individuals are corrupt, they need to be identified and removed from office. Most elected officials do the best they can at balancing priorities, and don't deserve that kind of blanket condemnation.

-- dbvz (dbvz@wa.freei.net), September 14, 1999.


"Most elected officials do the best they can at balancing priorities, and don't deserve that kind of blanket condemnation. "

Most elected officials are like electrons in an electric circuit, they take the line of least resistance. That is usually to raise taxes, since that's easier than demanding efficiencies of the bureaucrats or irritating the lobbyists that work full-time at the cottage industry of government. What I-695 will do is to put a little resistance in the line of increasing tax increases. This will help restore the balance.

-- Craig Carson (craigcar@crosswinds.net), September 14, 1999.



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