On August 24, the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously put initiative I-1639 back on the November ballot. It had been removed by a lower state court because the petitions presented the proposal with very small font, and also because the petition presentation of the text did not strike through words that were being deleted, nor did it underline new words that are being added to the law.
The four-page order of the Washington State Supreme Court says the law does not authorize eliminating an initiative from the ballot for such flaws. Ball v Wyman, 96191-3. Thanks to Jim Riley for the link.
The font size, interlining and underlining stuff should be in Consts —
to NOT have the HACKS rig elections.
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See earlier BAN story.
@Demo Rep,
Should the Founding Fathers have crossed out the Articles of Confederation, and underlined the new provisions in the Constitution?
Was George Washington a HACK?
JR 1 — Should the Founding Fathers have crossed out the Articles of Confederation, and underlined the new provisions in the Constitution?
YES — but the voters did NOT get to vote on the USA Const —
only the HACKS in the various State ratifying conventions
— chosen mostly via the 1787-1788 rigged State legislature gerrymander districts.
The 1787 top secret Federal Convention gang subverted the 1777 AC amendment process
— which required ALL States to approve amendments to the AC.
See 1787 USA Const Art VII —
The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
1787 Const — the 3 ANTI-Democracy gerrymander systems –
USA H Reps, USA Senate and Prez/VP Electoral College.
Failure to have a uniform definition of Elector-Voter in ALL States
— still paying the price 200 plus years later.
1787 folks were dealing with late Dark Age AREA fixations.
PR did NOT get going until 1820s-1840s —
advance in political *science* — as in advances in chemistry and physics *science* in 1800s.
NOT sure of exact year for Condorcet math in 1780s (repeat 1780s).
JR 2 — Was George Washington a HACK?
YES – if he approved any Const [see above] or law to rig elections !!!
History note – The ONLY GW veto was of a bill regarding the apportionment math for the larger USA H. Reps. in the 1792 election.
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When did *nonpartisan* first get a mention in any State Const ???
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PR and AppV — to have SAVE DEMOCRACY EMERGENCY repairs for ALL Consts.
@Demo Rep,
George Washington was the presiding officer of the secret 1787 Philadelphia conclave. He spoke twice, once to chastise a delegate for leaving papers on their desk where they might be seen by spies or open government advocates. He also greased the wheels for approval of the Constitution by sending a copy to the Continental Congress (in New York) and requesting that they forward them to the States (not their legislature) for ratification.
George Washington vetoed two bills. The apportionment bill in 1792 was the first. Washington was ill-advised by his Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, but because of Washington’s prestige the Congress failed to override his veto. But they did choose a quota that would produce a fairer apportionment.