“ ‘SPOKANE (WA) MOVES TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION’ (Whu-u-tt???) WOULD PROHIBIT EMPLOYEES OF ANY CORPORATION FROM SPEAKING TO A CITY OFFICIAL ABOUT PROPOSED LEGISLATION OR BALLOT INITIATIVES ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION UNLESS IT WAS DONE IN A PUBLIC FORUM“ (????) “A Spokane (Washington) County judge on Friday declined to stop two city initiatives from going to the ballot this fall – at least for now. Superior Court Judge Maryann Moreno rejected a request for a preliminary injunction against the two measures, and instead set a hearing on the challenge for Aug. 23. Two groups – Envision Spokane and SPOKANE MOVES TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION – are seeking to place two measures before city voters that would change the way local businesses and government function.” (And by extension, obviously, change your rights and mine, along with those of any employee to get a job with any corporation that does business in Spokane, Washington, much less attract new business, without being granted permission by a small group of Spokane citizens who resist any change or development at all who drafted the initiatives. Well, all I can say is there go the potential jobs for the large number of often-over-educated members of the population who are out of work. Not to worry. There’s still hope that saner heads, including the judge mentioned in the article, will prevail to avoid the obvious outcome of a Constitutional challenge if they do get a place on the ballot and win: “Plaintiffs in the challenge are Spokane County, Spokane Entrepreneurial Center, Downtown Spokane Partnership, Greater Spokane Incorporated, the Spokane Building Owners and Managers Association, Spokane Association of Realtors, Spokane Homebuilders Association, Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Avista Corp., Pearson Packaging Systems, Tom Powers, William Butler and Neil Muller. Two Spokane City Council members, Mike Allen and Nancy McLaughlin, are also plaintiffs.”
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:42:33 +0000
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