This is just a friendly reminder to all you Washingtonians.
We are stuck in what I'm going to lovingly refer to as "Senate Rules Committee Hell". This is where bills go to
die. Really. This is where
SB 5112 died. (SB 5112 was placed in the Senate Rules Committee X file. AKA, the bill boneyard.) Really, each committee is a chance for a bill to die without a hearing. Without a vote. Without any action on behalf of our representatives and Senators. Without action on behalf of a few good senators we're going to end up repeating all of this next year (or in a special session, but we all know how that worked out for
HB 1604).
So here's what we
we as in us. Us includes
you. We need to mount an organized telephone, and letter writing campaign
again. That means
you need to pick up your telephone, fire up your word processor, or ink that quill and let your
Senators know. Of course we will have to be polite, articulate, and not a bunch of mouth breathers. That means you will have to sit down and collect your thoughts. If you're going to speak with your senator or their staff
rehearse your lines, and if you go visit them in person. Dress appropriately.
If you choose to contact your senators in writing, please proof read everything. Don't just proof read it yourself, share it with a friend. Preferably a friend who's literate and cares about suppressors. It's important to remember, a well written, articulate, printed, and signed letter carries a lot more weight than an email. Emails are cheap, and the fact that you spent $0.44 actually means something to the clerk, intern, or secretary who forwards your work on.
If one of the following Senators is
your senatorhttp://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx (Super secret, Brad Owen is everybody's super senator. Send him lot of letters.) it is
doubly important that you get in touch with them. These guys have a little more power than your average man or woman on the floor. They can actually get HB 1604 a
real hearing and maybe even get us on the Senate floor.
SB 5112 IS DEAD. Long Live HB 1016!
Here's the list of people that need to get harassed.
Senate Rules Committee Roster:
Code:
Owen, Brad (D) Chair LEG 220 (360) 786-7700
Prentice, Margarita (D) Vice Chair LEG 312 (360) 786-7616
Hewitt, Mike (R) * LEG 314 (360) 786-7630
Brown, Lisa (D) LEG 307 (360) 786-7604
Carrell, Mike (R) INB 102 (360) 786-7654
Eide, Tracey (D) LEG 305 (360) 786-7658
Fraser, Karen (D) LEG 404 (360) 786-7642
Harper, Nick (D) JAC 226 (360) 786-7674
Haugen, Mary Margaret (D) JAC 305 (360) 786-7618
Keiser, Karen (D) JAC 224 (360) 786-7664
King, Curtis (R) INB 205 (360) 786-7626
Kline, Adam (D) JAC 223 (360) 786-7688
Kohl-Welles, Jeanne (D) JAC 219 (360) 786-7670
McAuliffe, Rosemary (D) LEG 403 (360) 786-7600
Parlette, Linda Evans (R) LEG 316 (360) 786-7622
Pflug, Cheryl (R) LEG 415 (360) 786-7608
Rockefeller, Phil (D) JAC 218 (360) 786-7644
Schoesler, Mark (R) INB 110 (360) 786-7620
Stevens, Val (R) INB 105 (360) 786-7676
White, Scott (D) LEG 402 (360) 786-7690
Zarelli, Joseph (R) INB 204 (360) 786-7634
And just a reminder, if you don't have a clue who your senator is look them up by using the state provided
district finderhttp://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx.
IN CASE YOU MISSED MY SUBTLE HINT: EVERYONE NEEDS TO CONTACT THE OFFICE OF BRAD OWEN.