The little guy is losing his composure under the growing pressure of his self-inflicted "polycrisis."
This is one of the most unhinged, unconstitutional statements he's made so far. The empty threat of a desperate man.
For the record: I support WA's long-standing bipartisan redistricting commission model. No system is perfect, but our commission produces better results than legislative gerrymandering or maps drawn by hysterical judges.
This is beyond the pale. Calling something “rigging the system” while openly threatening to rig Washington’s system for partisan advantage is an incredible statement from a sitting governor.
Washingtonians expect fair districts, not politicians choosing their voters. He works for the party, not the people.
Every citizen of Washington should be deeply disturbed by this statement.
Get ready folks….
The socialist @washdems with the support of @govbobferguson are gearing up to lower the income tax threshold next session.
The most “progressive” are suggesting income of just $100,000 would be subject to the Income Tax For All (*cough*, not millionaires).
Remember when Ferguson overturned voter-approved $30 Car Tabs?
Now he’s overturning the voters opposition to an INCOME TAX.
Ferguson is a despot. And he thinks voters are stupid that we believe his INCOME TAX will help small businesses
Ferguson is COMMITTING ECONOMIC SUICIDE with Washington!!!
GOVERNOR BOB FERGUSON’S SECRET MEDIA GAG ORDER EXPOSED — WA AGENCIES FORCED TO CLEAR ALL PRESS THROUGH HIS OFFICE TO DODGE TOUGH QUESTIONS
Governor Bob Ferguson’s office is under fire for a new hidden policy that requires every state agency to get pre-approval from his team before answering media questions or releasing any information to the public.
Reporter Melissa Santos detailed the impact: “There are delays from the governor’s office that are delaying information getting out to the public.”
On specific issues: “Sometimes there is a mild delay in releasing an exposure map for a measles case last October at SeaTac… The governor’s office according to records we found was instructing the agencies not to take any interviews about that because they didn’t want any questions about why the state did have backlogs.”
Santos added: “The governor at one point was personally editing or reviewing talking points for the state epidemiologist to talk about bird flu to Politico… I cannot remember last time a governor’s office had to give pre-approval in that kind sweeping manner to different agencies.”
This has created a media black hole on critical topics including measles updates, vaccine guidance, the WIC program, and bridge repairs.
“He who controls the information, controls the world.” Ferguson’s team is now doing exactly that.
UPDATE —Referendum Denied by the WA State Supreme Court BUT
Warning TLDR
-today the WA state supreme court ruled that the legislature can prevent the voters from exercising a referendum when the legislature raises taxes
-We believe this is an incorrect and tortured reading of the constitution and inconsistent with the very strong protections placed in the constitution to limit the governments ability to tax
-Nevertheless that is the way the court has ruled So what does that mean? Several important points below:
Supreme Court
1) 5 of 9 supreme court seats will be up for election in November. You need to vote
2) Unlike in past years there are legitimate constitutionally focused challengers to the Bob Ferguson appointees so you will have a choice this year
3) You need to be informed, donate, talk to neighbors about the supreme court
Initiatives
1) We now shift our focus to an initiative… pre-register for us to send initiative sheets to your home at https://t.co/MlAo0AL513
2) Sign up to volunteer and to keep updated https://t.co/7Eu4KSdw4Y
3) Donate https://t.co/YFx9jBSpLd
Lawsuit Implications IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
1) Although we lost our case before the supreme court, they issued the following words
“Consistent with the words of the constitution and our unbroken line of precedent, ….“. See the screen shot below
2) These words matter enormously because the supreme court has ruled 7 times that income is property and property may not be taxed above 1% nor may it be applied unevenly to citizens.
3) There is a separate lawsuit challenging the legality of the income tax in the first place and as the supreme court indicates that it is bound by “unbroken” precedent, it would be highly inconsistent and blatantly idealogical for them to deny our petition based on precedent while ignoring much deeper and more widely argued precedent that income is property and therefore 6346 is an illegal tax under the constitution.
-The income tax is coming for you if you don’t join the fight. -Unchecked and reckless spending of your tax dollars will continue if you don’t join the fight
-People will leave and businesses will shut down if you don’t join the fight now
Fight back now https://t.co/MlAo0AL513
The new income tax in Washington is coming for everyone, and is on the ballot 5 times. Because there are 5 spots on the WA Supreme Court.
Pay attention to endorsements:
Teachers union or SEIU endorses -> Judge will rule for the income tax
Downtown Seattle Association -> Judge might have a chance of following the state Constitution
@future42org -> Judge has a pretty good chance of following the Constitution
Follow @FullCourtWA for more, and spread the word.
Can you afford a 30% utility rate increase?
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is proposing major utility hikes: 30% on electricity and 20% on natural gas over the next three years. The biggest driver? Compliance costs tied to our state's Climate Commitment Act (SB 5126 in 2021, enacted 2023) from WA Democrats.
These sharp increases need approval from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, which is appointed by the Governor. Energy bills have already jumped 12% this year alone.
Many WA families and individuals cannot afford this. It’s time for policies that lower the cost of energy, instead of ones that constantly raise prices.
@thecentersquare: https://t.co/gJm13o7Lyz
#UnaffordableWA #PowerWA #waleg