Another in a series.
House Bill 1116 (requiring visible clothing in certain recreation areas)
Introduced by Rep. Brian Blake, (D-Aberdeen) (D) on January 14, 2009, requires that persons visiting any recreation area during hunting season wear hiker orange clothing and that signs must be posted on all public trailheads during authorized big game hunting seasons. "Hiker orange clothing" is defined as a minimum of four hundred square inches of fluorescent orange exterior clothing worn above the waist and visible from all sides.
House Bill 1138 (concerning access to employee restrooms in retail stores)
Introduced by Rep. Marko Liias, (D-Mukilteo) (D) on January 14, 2009, requires retail stores to allow customers, under certain specific conditions, to use the employee restroom if a customer restroom is unavailable. Specific conditions include medical conditions of the customer, safety of the employee restroom, number of employees present, among others. Penalties for violators include warning letters from city or county officials for first time offenses with fees imposed for subsequent violations.
House Bill 1165 (collection and disposal of unwanted drugs from residential sources through a producer provided and funded product stewardship program)
Introduced by Rep. Dawn Morrell, (D-Puyallup) (D) on January 14, 2009, to require the manufactures of pharmaceuticals to provide a collection program for unwanted or unused drugs. This act would require all producers of drugs sold in this state to participate in a take-back program by January 1, 2012. The take-back programs must be operated at the expense of the producer without passing along costs to consumers.
House Bill 1177 (reclassification for the possession of marijuana)
Introduced by Rep. Dave Upthegrove, (D-Des Moines) (D) on January 14, 2009, to reclassify the penalty for possession of marijuana. A person under the age of eighteen with less than forty grams of marijuana shall be reclassified from a misdemeanor to a class two civil infraction.
House Bill 1179 (using groundwater to water a lawn)
Introduced by Rep. Dave Upthegrove, (D-Des Moines) (D) on January 14, 2009, to exemption to use groundwater to water a lawn is removed. This act would now require a permit for the purpose of drawing ground water for the watering of a lawn.
House Bill 1180 (regarding the use of bisphenol A)
Introduced by Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 14, 2009, to limit the use of bisphenol A. this act prohibits the use of products with bisphenol A that have more than .5 parts per billion in any product that is used for holding of food or liquid for children under the age of three. This bill also requires ecology to conduct a study for alternatives to bisphenol A in other containers including jars, cans or other containers that are used in human consumption.
House Bill 1193 (to allow youth to pre-register to vote)
Introduced by Rep. Marko Liias, (D-Mukilteo) (D) on January 14, 2009, requiring the Secretary of State to accept applications from children that are thirteen, but otherwise meet all criteria, other than age, to vote. This bill requires the Secretary to provide all materials, including an advisory ballot to the registered child. Thirty days before the child is eligible to vote the Secretary shall activate the child's voter registration.
There was a commenter the other day questioning the value of clean elections. I replied that the Democrats seem hell-bent on letting every Tom, Dick and Juan vote even if they are felons or illegal aliens. Another Brilliance as an understatement.
And what about the under 18 nonsense on marijuana. Brilliant is all I can say.
Posted by: swatter on January 15, 2009 03:03 PMI notice they do have the pre-registration to vote. Why not simply pre-register kids to be Democrats, that would be more honest.
Posted by: Jeff B. on January 15, 2009 03:16 PMTypical liberal fascism. Relatively innocuous in and of its self, obviously, but indicative of a totally fascist attitude. We get to tell you what to do down to the smallest detail.
Posted by: cliff on January 15, 2009 03:46 PMI'm already "forced" to wear hunter orange when I go hunting... even on private property. The fact that you're not carrying a gun doesn't mean you're at any less of a risk of being shot if it's deer season and you're hiking on state land where other people ARE carrying guns.
Really, calling it fascist to require someone to wear hunter orange during a big game season while in a state forest with hunters nearby is a bit much.
Posted by: Mike H on January 15, 2009 04:22 PMAmending the Constitution to allow an income tax:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=8205&year=2009
Providing fiscal reform:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/Summary.aspx?bill=5104&year=2009
Posted by: NoIncomeTax on January 15, 2009 04:45 PMHowever, we already have kids on the voter rolls who vote illegally, in elections held before they turn 18. Our system of excluding ineligible voters is bad, and this is just asking for errors to be made, as they already are.
And from where, pray tell, is this magical money supposed to come? Those naughty drug manufacturers are not allowed to raise their prices in order to pay for this government mandated program. They must sacrifice their evil profit. No gouging the consumer to pay for this necessary drug reclamation program. God knows we don't want the salmon to get high on flushed hillbilly heroin, or have their cancer cured through an accidental round of chemo.
We will send in waves of accountants to make trebly sure that each drug company shall only pay for this be decreasing their dividends to stockholders, or perhaps by defunding some trivial research. Bring down profits, bring down profits, bring down profits.
Sheesh.
Hairy
Posted by: Hairy Buddah on January 15, 2009 06:17 PMSenate Bill 5139 (ergonomic requirements for the solicitation of air travel)
Introduced by Sen. Ken Jacobsen, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 15, 2009, to require the general administration to seek out ergonomic seating for state employees when the travel. This would require airlines to supply ergonomic seating.
WTF????? :)
Yeah, that one was awesome. Not only is it stupid to force the pharmaceutical companies to do this (not that takeback programs themselves are bad ideas), but there is NO WAY to make sure the costs are not passed to consumers.
I was told by a Representative I know that many of their colleagues in the House have never seen a Profit and Loss statement. I find this claim easy to believe.
Personally, I am against income taxes as I would not be able to afford them as a retiree. I think I would have to move to Texas if those taxes get imposed.
That whole tax idea makes Senator Franklin a Happy Pamper
Posted by: me on January 15, 2009 07:59 PMYou cannot image the number of people who come into my bank downtown and ask to use the restroom...they are not even account holders, now you will have to give them access because they will state that they have a "medical condition" that requires them to go to the bathroom!!
Posted by: jk on January 15, 2009 09:00 PMALSO include (in fairness and in the new hope-n-change govt transparency)
any legislator's offices and campaign offices and other lobbyist's restrooms THEY contol...
...crickets...i thought so...
same logic as why no tent cities in legislator's back yards...
you want public potties enforced on private business properties? you first, Legislator: everyone can take a dump in YOUR house for 30 days;
tent city? in YOUR back yard first, Legislator!
Level 3 sx offenders work release? sure--you first--on YOUR block;
illegal alien sanctuary city & free benefits? sure--YOU sponsor them Legislator & pay for their med & school bills from YOUR savings account;
crushing small business hassle laws and taxes? sure--you first, Legislator--we go into YOUR personal checking account and take & spend on what WE like--
no smoking in your own house or car? you first, Legislator--we come in to YOUR house and douse all candles, and things WE think are risky to breathe; ban trans fats? sure--WE clean out YOUR refrigerator as we like;
second guessing our police and not letting them do their jobs & crack some heads with batons? ok--you first; your neighborhood is declared a police-free zone; lots o luck defending your stuff as you continually restrict those who try to protect us; sing kumba-ya with YOUR doors unlocked at night; who needs guns, right?!
gets a little different when YOU have to live like WE do with the results of your jack-arse micromanaging laws;
No, actually, it's very accurate.
As I said, in and of it's self, it's no big deal, but the mindset that produces it is totally, 100% fascist.
You are hurting absolutely nobody but yourself if you wind up getting shot in the woods. If you want to take th at risk, it should be up to you. At least when they do other stupid nanny state things that are good ideas but should be up to the person, i.e. helmet laws, they are on public streets, they have the excuse that you are using a publicly funded road. There's at least SOME justification.
But forcing such things in the middle of the freaking woods is nanny state bu!!$#it. It's indicative of every bad impulse of Government.
Posted by: cliff on January 16, 2009 01:31 AMHB1165!! Yay, let's force more costs onto businesses doing business in WA. Isn't government supposed to "get out of the way". I thought the only legitimate use of government power was protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens. How does this fit into that category?
Posted by: blindman on January 16, 2009 11:01 PM