Not-so-Simple Majority

The Republicans are getting skewered pretty good over this, but Democrat Ken Jacobson of Seattle is getting his share of the heat, too.

The Seattle Times: "State Sen. Ken Jacobsen wins this year's legislative "Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face" Award."

The Tacoma News-Tribune: "Hewitt and other Republicans reneged and voted against the legislation. Hewitt told reporters he had changed his mind because GOP senators don’t like how Democrats are treating them. They’re especially ticked that a bill to reinstate a 1 percent cap on growth in property tax revenues is bottled up in committee. Boo hoo. What did Republicans expect, given that voters returned even fewer of them to Olympia this year?"

The Vancounver Columbian: Senate Minority Leader Mike Hewitt, R-Walla Walla, is mad because Brown "did not heed my warning" that the measure didn't have the votes. Well, he sure showed her, didn't he? Meanwhile, could we just get back to the simple majority issue?

The Yakima Herald: Enough of the self-serving political rhetoric in Olympia that has stymied this issue far too long. Let the voters decide.

There are also editorial takes from the Walla-Walla Union Bulletin, the Longview Daily News, and the Kitsap Sun.

There's also an excellent post over at A SVC Alumnus' Blog which gets into great detail.

I hope that they're able to get this done and send it on to the voters. It's the fair thing to do.