tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post799581794955352704..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Legislature Needs to Act FastMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-19792425019062041432016-12-06T10:27:27.067-08:002016-12-06T10:27:27.067-08:00Sent to 36th LD Sen and Reps, and the Gov:
Sen Ca...Sent to 36th LD Sen and Reps, and the Gov:<br /><br />Sen Carlyle, I have your back keeping pressure on Rs to increase state funding to public schools. Kick Sen Bumgartner's proposed Amendments to the curb as anti-student, anti civil rights, anti-public education, and ultimately anti-human rights and anti-democracy itself. Wrong headed and sadly misguided at best. <br /><br />Best to delay levy cliff as an interim step, but coupled to enhanced state revenue package. Maybe take a lesson, though, from Bumgartner, in his boldness of vision, though it be so wrong. He is trying to move the so called Overton window to the right. We could do the same by proposing a progressive income tax, getting the ball rolling with Supreme Court establishing that it would be constitutional, so that one day we'll get there. Who among the Dems will have the chutzpah to champion this, even while simultaneously moving forward with incremental steps like closing unproductive tax preferences, captital gainst tax, carbon tax, lifting levy lids, etc?<br /><br />Best,<br />Brian Duncan<br /><br />For legislators outside your district, you can mention that you support them financially and with volunteer hours during their campaigns to the extent that they support public schools. Or, inform them you will work against their re-election if they don't. If many people did this, it would surely make a difference.Brian Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38791293967737206742016-12-05T09:46:40.881-08:002016-12-05T09:46:40.881-08:00I live in the 34th. My legislators are on board. ...I live in the 34th. My legislators are on board. what can we do to reach out & influence those legislators that are outside of Seattle?alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999319161830539952noreply@blogger.com