There is a current discussion that the current governor has too much power and he is using it to its fullest extent. This is true but you (the majority) voted for it. “Washington Senate Joint Resolution 8200, Government Continuation Legislation for Catastrophic Incidents Amendment (2019)” changed the state’s Constitution. WSJR 8200 passed 65 percent to 34.95 percent by the voters.
The attorney general wrote the ballot title. The readability of the ballot summary was 17th-grade level per current readability formulas used to evaluate ballot issues. The readability of the ballot itself was 15th-grade level.
The people who voted for WSJR 8200 have what they wanted, but for the wrong reasons. The original wording of the resolution was to oversee “catastrophic incidents” such as the Cascadia Subduction Zone moving and causing untold damage to Western Washington. “SJR 8200 allowed the Legislature to pass laws it determines are necessary to provide for ‘continuity of state and local governmental operations’ even if those laws are at odds with the state Constitution if conformance with the Constitution would be impracticable or cause undue delay.” (Ballotpedia.)
With the current Democratic majorities in Western Washington cities, counties, and federal elected officials will continue to take us down this awful path.
