What's That Sound?
Opponents of the new 9 cents-per-gallon tax increase turned in 420,570 signatures yesterday, almost 200,000 more than required. The Seattle P-I reports that supporters of the new tax are "shocked."
I bet. 420,570 citizens (not "subjects", or "assets", btw) struck back at the ruling class in Washington State with such a thunderous voice that most within the echo chamber of Olympia must be wondering what that sound is.
It is the sound of many elected officials hunting for new jobs come election day, 2006.
It is the sound of citizens breaking their silence on neo-marxist government spending.
It is the sound of status quo crumbling under the weight of free-flowing information.