How I’m voting.
November 6th, 2007 by joby
Initiatives / Referendum / Amendments / Propositions
I-960 (2/3 + Elections for Tax Increases): NO — Another attempt to financially handcuff legislators ability to raise taxes. While I’m all for lower taxes the best way to do that is elect Republicans, not elect Democrats and handcuff them.
R-67 (Sue your Insurance Company): NO — Trial lawyers are for it so I’m against it. I would be fine with additional guarantees of rights for insurance policyholders, but this law is bacon wrapped around a poisonous gift to the plaintiff’s bar.
ESSJR 8206 (Mandatory Rainy Day Fund): YES — I like it mainly because it pisses off the Legislature’s committee chairs. It is probably a bad idea though.
SJR 8212 (Prison Slave Labor): NO — I’ve never liked the idea of pimping out prisoners to private business.
EHJR 4204 (Majority Rule for School Levies): NO — The proponents of the change are absolutely correct that it is only fair that school levies should only take a majority, the problem is that levies are generally voted on by themselves in Spring elections which means that a quiet campaign for a levy could result in passage without the general public noticing. If levies were only voted on in November, I’d vote for it.
SHJR 4215 (Properly Invest Higher Ed Trust Funds): YES — Investing only in near-zero risk investments means you earn very little. Some balancing with higher risk/return is *prudent*.
King County I-25 (Elected Elections Director): HELL YES! — This is long overdue. King County is the only county in the state with an Elections Director that serves another politician and not the voters. Both election reform commissions formed after the disastrous 2004 election recommended this reform but Commissar Sims and the Democrats of the Council like controlling our votes.
King County Prop 1 (Medic One): NO — I always vote against these as a protest since the county loves to give general revenue away to liberal causes/charities rather than funding core services — and then those core services need to be funded with levies. Total scam.
Sound Transit/RTID Prop 1 (ST2): NO — This prop will do nothing to reduce traffic congestion and almost all of the money goes to more trains — that will carry a very limited number of people. Sound Transit is 10 years late on the 1996 plan (that was supposed to finish in 2006), why are we giving them more money to spend on wild promises when they can’t meet there current promises? Hell even Commissar Sims opposes it…
Seattle Charter Amendment 17 (Add Charter Fluff): NO –There is no need to alter the charter to add fluff text.
Seattle Charter Amendment 18 (More Mandatory Speeches): NO — I don’t want to hear more from Mayor Hutt.
Seattle Council
Seat 1: Szwaja — Yes he’s a loony green, but Jean Godden has been a nightmare — and by putting him on the council we’ll get him out of his teaching job…. Win, Win.
Seat 3: Harrell — He’s not an offensive drunk driver.Seat 5: Joseph B. Walker — Rasmussen is unopposed so I’m voting for myself.
Seat 7: Della — I both like and hate each candidate, but Della opposed Mayor Hutt’s tunnels so he’s got my vote.
Seat 9: Fenton — No chance but Clark supports all the wrong things.
School District
District 3: Martin-Morris — Wow Blomstrom is a nutjob: “I also advocate socialism - not Soviet-style, but more in line with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’ vision.” So you think that we should have a President for Life with the power to legislate without the consent of the Congress? I don’t want G.H.W. Bush to be president after 1/20/2009… But honestly Blomstrom lost me with: “America is being destroyed by corporate corruption…” NEXT.
King County
Prosecuting Attorney: Satterberg — I don’t want a carpet bagger who moved to Seattle and has been trying to get elected to any office for the past couple year. Satterberg is a fine candidate, and having the Prosecuting attorney be of the opposite party as the Executive is a bonus in my book.
Assessor: Nobles — No reason really.
Council Seat 2: Joseph B. Walker — Again unopposed goon, voting for myself
Port 2: Tarleton — She’s not the incumbent and has relevant experience.
Port 5: Bryant — He’s not the incumbent and has relevant experience.