I don’t believe we are practicing any recognizable form of democracy in this country and here is just another example.
Let me say at the outset that I don’t blame anyone for this mess besides perhaps a justice system that is more concerned about promoting a “dog eat dog” world than administering wise jurisprudence.
I am a [...]
April 27, 2008 – 12:07 pm
Image via WikipediaDavid Carrier is running to unseat Senator Don Benton in the 17th Legislative District. He has a PHD in economics from Notre Dame and is a professor at WSUV.
If you visit his campaign website, davidcarrier.org, he says:
People who are struggling and experiencing hardship represent lost talent and energy. Through my community service [...]
February 14, 2008 – 11:23 am
[ February 22, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Tim Probst, running against Jim Dunn in the 17th Legislative District in Clark County, received a big “pat on the back” today from our local Columbian. With endorsements from the likes of newly elected City Councilman Pat Campbell, Representative Deb Wallace and local philanthropist and investment manager David Nierenberg, it is no wonder that [...]
January 25, 2008 – 3:31 pm
HB 1551 allowing local cities, towns, counties and districts to enact public financing of campaigns passed the Washington State Legislature today.
Here is the role call:Yeas: 56 Nays: 38 Absent: 0 Excused: 4
Voting Yea: Representatives Appleton, Barlow, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, [...]
November 6, 2007 – 8:46 am
Oy vey…
State Rep. Jim Dunn will be stripped of his committee assignments and denied travel reimbursement after the 17th District lawmaker made what even Dunn acknowledged was an “inappropriate” remark to a woman at a legislative function in the Tri-Cities last month…snip…
“I opened my mouth inappropriately and apologized for it,” Dunn said. He said he [...]
October 27, 2007 – 11:56 am
Tim Probst, CEO of the Washington Workforce Association based in Vancouver, along with Rep. Jim McDermott published an article in yesterday’s Seattle Times entitled “Invest in American workers”.
The article points out Bush’s gross fiscal irresponsibility:
The president is casting himself as the defender of fiscal responsibility, when his record shows the opposite: He is increasing spending [...]
October 2, 2007 – 4:50 pm
[ October 24, 2007; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] 17th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT DEMOCRATS RESTAURANT EVENT
A “FUN-Raiser”
We are on track for a wonderful evening of great Mexican food, valuable raffle prizes, candidate meetings, and general camaraderie!
Of course I talking about Wed, October 24 at the Los Potrillos Restaurant on Mill Plain Blvd from 5-8 PM.
We’re charging $20 each for this event and the [...]
WSDCC Endorses Clean Elections
State WSDCC Chair Pelz says everyone should join Washington Public Campaigns, www.washclean.org. Pelz wrote a letter to Washington Public Campaigns specifically stating that the WSDCC wants all state legislators to educate themselves about public campaign financing for legislative, executive and judicial campaigns at the state level and to support legislation to accomplish [...]
[ August 15, 2007; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] www.clarkblog.org has launched a grassroots effort to sponsor a debate among all of the candidates in the upcoming Vancouver City Council races this August. Three incumbents have filed for reelection; Councilmen Tim Leavitt, Larry Smith and Dan Tonkovich. To date, Tonkovich is the only incumbent who has not agreed to the debate, while [...]
[ March 13, 2007; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] I don’t about the rest of you, but I’m getting tired of moping around the house, ticked off at certain members of Congress for not doing something about the war, the Patriot Act, and the rising tide of the have-mores vs. the have-nots. Time to get organized!
Join Democracy for America for their upcoming training [...]
February 15, 2007 – 1:39 pm
[ February 26, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Hi Y’all,
Pete Aller here. I’m the new Chair of the 17th Legislative District Democrats. The Sizzling Seventeenth meets monthly at The Waterford at Fairway Village in the Forum [...]
February 1, 2007 – 5:06 pm
Chad Shue updates us on the efforts in Olympia passing clean election legislation. Please call or email your WA State Representatives and Senators (especially Pridemore and Benton) and tell them you support clean elections. For more info, go here.
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