Welcome to Vote NO on Initiative 1033, a grassroots campaign hub and voter information center dedicated to the defeat of Tim Eyman's jobs-killing Initiative 1033 from passing and wreaking havoc on our neighborhoods. This site is built and maintained by grassroots activists; it is not the website of the NO on I-1033 Committee, which has its own website here.
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Governor Gregoire signs bill neutralizing Tim Eyman's Initiative 960 into law
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Today is a great day for democracy in Washington State. This afternoon, Governor Chris Gregoire signed into law ESSB 6130, which breaks off the unconstitutional, undemocratic shackles imposed by Tim Eyman's Initiative 960 back in 2007. Those shackles prevented majority rule from prevailing on any bi.. .. go to article or editorial...
Bill neutralizing Tim Eyman's Initiative 960 heads to Governor Chris Gregoire's ..
Monday, February 22, 2010
ESSB 1630, the bill that temporarily neutralizes Initiative 960 through the end of the 2011 legislative session, has just cleared its final legislative hurdle. By a vote of twenty six to twenty one (two Republican senators were excused) the Senate has concurred with the bill as passed by the House. .. .. go to article or editorial...
Eyman's Initiative 1053 is Unconstitutional
Friday, February 12, 2010
Tim Eyman's 2010 Washington State initiative push is Initiative 1053 . It is unconstitutional. It is Washington State's verion of the US Senate's filibuster . The filibuster is not in the US Constitution. It is only a rule adopted by the US Senate. The same is true if I-1053 p.. .. go to article or editorial...
Oh No, I Upset Senator Pam Roach!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Yesterday I was in Olympia, testifying on SB 6665 before the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections. SB 6665 is an act relating to initiative filing fees and proposes to increase the fee from $5 to $250. Times are tough in Olympia and our state is facing an additional $2.6 billi.. .. go to article or editorial...
Washington State Budget Deficit Now $2.6 Billion in the Hole
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Bad news for Washington State continues as declining tax revenues now put the state budget deficit at $2.6 billion. The November forecast by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council projected an additional decrease of $760 million in revenue over the previous forecast. This $2.6 b.. .. go to article or editorial...
Eyman Sidekick Loses Bid for Spokane City Council
Friday, November 6, 2009
Periodically it seems one of the taunts made to Tim Eyman has been to urge him to run for office and then see how he would deal with the reality of his tax cuts and the public demand for services. Well this year, one of his principal sidekicks, Mike Fagan of Spokane did just that. And he lost d.. .. go to article or editorial...
Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033 Goes Down the Drain!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033 is still going down the drain by a decisive margin. The latest vote count on the Washington Secretary of State's website has it 56% NO to 44% YES. Ironically its symbolically what Grover Norquist, the national anti-tax fanatic that Eyman emulates, wanted to do w.. .. go to article or editorial...
A Plethora of Blog Posts AgainstTim Eyman's Initiative 1033
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
We've written quite a few posts against Tim Eyman's budget freeze Initiative 1033 over the last several months. You can check them out here: Initiative 1033 is a Freeze on Public Services Great Grassroots Video Telling the Truth About I-1033 Initiative 1033 Transfers Tax Burden onto Lower Income Tax.. .. go to article or editorial...
Initiative 1033 is a Freeze on Public Services
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Eyman is dishonest about the actual impacts of I-1033 on this state and cities and counties. Eyman is in essence proposing repealing existing taxes; he is not allowing government to function as a representative democracy but wants to impose budgeting by referendum. When the economy improves, sales t.. .. go to article or editorial...
Onion Alert: Morons March on Washington State
Monday, October 26, 2009
For a little levity here's the link to a humorous Onion article out of Olympia, Washington entitled Nation's Morons March on Washington State. Note: Ccontrary to what you might initially think, this article is not about Tim Eyman or the teabaggers that gathered in Olympia in t.. .. go to article or editorial...