Ignoring The Electorate

Like I said, Queen Christine (Gregoire), guv of Washington, is ruling this state like she won in a landslide rather than the narrowest of margins (which I think is bogus...Dino Rossi actually won, but then, my opinion doesn't really matter).

Friday, she approved a measure allowing cities AND counties to impose up to $20 in car fees to pay for more government. This is in complete disregard of the public's continued opposition to such fees. This is also without voter approval, another disgusting aspect of this new law.

That's $40, not $20, as BOTH the city you live in AND the county can (and will) charge this fee.

Quoting Her Majesty: "It's not Olympia imposing taxes, it's allowing local governments to do what they want to do for local roads...It's not me imposing taxes. I've always had an attitude that Olympia ought to allow local governments more authority."

This is nonsense! She and her cronies in the Legislature are imposing this tax indirectly, and she knows it! She continues to disappoint.