Washington '12: Getting Stoned at our Gay Weddings

[greenforest32]

Nicely done. When is the house voting on it?

[ottermax]

I didn't understand the timing for this, but I'd guess they are aiming for the Governor to sign this by Valentine's Day...

[bgwah]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017398333_1stdistrict02m.html

bleh. Why can't Burner just go away?

[smoltchanov]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017398333_1stdistrict02m.html

bleh. Why can't Burner just go away?

May be - she prefers Koster? With her as candidate that becomes real possibility...

[greenforest32]

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/02/soaking-poor-state-state

http://scorecard.assetsandopportunity.org/2012/measure/tax-burden-by-income?state=wa

[CultureKing]

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/02/soaking-poor-state-state

http://scorecard.assetsandopportunity.org/2012/measure/tax-burden-by-income?state=wa

And yet we are poised to further increase sales taxes.
*sigh*

[realisticidealist]

I read on the WA GOP's site that you have to caucus with the precinct that you're registered in. I'm registered back in Snohomish County, but I'll be in Spokane County during the caucus. Does anyone know if there is any way that I can caucus without going all the way back to the west side?

[Grad Students are the Worst]

I read on the WA GOP's site that you have to caucus with the precinct that you're registered in. I'm registered back in Snohomish County, but I'll be in Spokane County during the caucus. Does anyone know if there is any way that I can caucus without going all the way back to the west side?

I've only worked on Democratic caucuses, but unfortunately, the answer to your question is almost assuredly no.  You have to caucus in the precinct in which you are registered; I can't imagine the bylaws allow for anything else.  You may be able to switch your registration over to Spokane County in time and then switch it back without missing any elections, if you really want to.

Sorry...caucus eligibility just generally copies the state's definition of voting residence and then runs with it.  You can contact the caucus coordinator to double-check, though.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Not very surprising, but Dave Reichert is staying in his nice, cozy, Wenatchee-having WA-8 instead of challenging Cantwell

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017418598_reichert04m.html

For now, the leading GOP challenger to Cantwell is first-term state Sen. Michael Baumgartner of Spokane, who has an intriguing résumé but lags badly in fundraising.

Port of Seattle Commissioner and trade consultant Bill Bryant is also said to be considering joining the race.

Bryant is a libertarian-I-guess business Republican from Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood.  He is a McGavick-style noncompetitive, nonhumiliating candidate.  Probably better than Baumgartner, whose sole plus is being an elected official, and is way too conservative for the state.

[bgwah]

I'll go ahead and predict it now: Darcy Burner will win the WA-01 primary and hand the seat to the Republicans in November.

[smoltchanov]

I'll go ahead and predict it now: Darcy Burner will win the WA-01 primary and hand the seat to the Republicans in November.

The worst thing of it - she will hand the seat not to Litzow-Hill-Fain-style moderate Republican (whom i, personally, would be absolutely comfortable with), but to ultraright Koster(((((

[Meeker]

It was Shin.

Weird...I swore I heard him vote No on the referendum clause.  Makes most sense, though.  Kind of a hard thing for a Mormon to do.

State Rep. Tami Green, another Mormon, has said she'll support the bill though.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

It was Shin.

Weird...I swore I heard him vote No on the referendum clause.  Makes most sense, though.  Kind of a hard thing for a Mormon to do.

State Rep. Tami Green, another Mormon, has said she'll support the bill though.

Yeah -- Green, despite having what I've heard is a tough and sometimes strained relationship with her faith community, is for this.  Her seatmate, Troy Kelley, consistently manages to be less reliable on Democratic issues where Green has much better reasons to be.  It's an interesting district.

Also, I was right.  Shin did vote no on sending it to referendum, because it would be too uncomfortable and emotional of an issue...which may even be less charming than the Republican line on this issue.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

House debate on marriage equality is starting now.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Religious exemptions for businesses failed 45-53

Edit: Same result for first amendment redundant protection thingy

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Yeah, every amendment is failing 53-45, gonna bet that's near the final vote -- might be one or two flips.

Edit: Residency for 30 days requirement failed 55-42

i really love the magical gong noise

[Grad Students are the Worst]

47-51 on referendum clause, narrow fail

Jay Rodne's weird fake hyper-technical amendment failed 42-56

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Rep. Jim McCune = crazy, not bright

[Meeker]

Jim McCune has always reminded me of a chipmunk.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

"You know I love you all...especially those of you who like to sing and dance."

- Rep. Bill Hinkle (R-Cle Elum)

This man is definitely the most confusing speaker thus far

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Now time for the pro-marriage equality Republicans.

Rep. Maureen Walsh (R-Human Decency, somewhere near Walla Walla) just gave one hell of a personal speech.  I'm sure it will be on YouTube sometime soon.

Rep. Glenn Anderson (R-Fall City), who's running for Lt. Governor, is giving a really ballsy speech with analogies about racial separatism in his native 1960s Alabama.

[Meeker]

What did Walsh cite as her reasoning? Any gay family members?

[Grad Students are the Worst]

What did Walsh cite as her reasoning? Any gay family members?

Deceased husband; gay daughter.

Glenn Anderson's accent is kind of maddening.  My dad grew up in the same place as him, 10 years earlier, and escaped unscathed.  He sounds a little like the guy with a mustache from Family Guy.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Rep. Mark Hargrove (R-Covington) is citing a Jack in the Box commercial...

[Grad Students are the Worst]

"Traditional marriage...goes back to when life started."

- Rep. Jan Angel (R-Port Orchard)

do people over the age of 50 not have access to wikipedia?