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In Brief

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Mr. Harper put all of his eggs into one basket and then he dropped the basket… I’m tired of watching successive Liberal and Conservative governments dump these massive ecological, economic and social debts on the backs of future generations.

— NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, attacking Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s awful environmental record during the September 17th, 2015 Globe and Mail Leaders’ debate (via The Canadian Press).

# Permalink (Thursday, September 17, 2015)

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This is a government where many of the senior members of that government can’t stand the person that has been elected to lead that political party, where it’s very clear that a number of senior members in the government promised both Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott that they would vote for them in last night’s ballot, which is why Tony Abbott was confident going into that ballot.

— Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese, speaking after Malcom Turnbull deposed Tony Abbott as Prime Minister of Australia. Albanese also pointedly declared, “The idea that it’s business as usual today in the Coalition government is just farcical. The fact is, this is a government that is at war with itself” (via The Guardian).

# Permalink (Monday, September 14, 2015)

Permanent Defense

Statement on the Supreme Court’s order in Huff v. Wyman

This morning, the Washington State Supreme Court rendered a preliminary verdict in Huff v. Wyman, the scope challenge to Tim Eyman’s I-1366. The Court has ruled unanimously that plaintiffs’ request for an injunction should be denied, which we… (read more)

AARP Washington State, OneAmerica Votes join coalition fighting I-1366

As of today, we are just two months away from the November 2015 general election. While we remain hopeful that the Washington State Supreme Court will spare us all the time and expense of having to vote on Tim Eyman’s incredibly destructive I-1366,… (read more)

Understanding Huff v. Wyman, the scope challenge to Tim Eyman’s I-1366

Read this post to understand the lawsuit filed against Tim Eyman's I-1366 by a coalition including King County Elections Director Sherril Huff and Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall. (read more)

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