I'm sorry but, 250 THOUSAND signatures, by July 2nd?!

If you look at the number of businesses where you can sign I-1068, I'm guessing it may be around 100 businesses. They need about 1,000 signatures to help the initiative in any substantial way (100x1000=100,000), you're less that half way there. Do you really think 1,000 people coming through the doors of places like 'Queen Bean Espresso' or 'Frankieā??s Sportsbar' are going feel compelled to sign?

You have to think about where the other 150,000 signatures are going to come from. Even if you got every single person in a few universities to sign, that wouldn't be enough. And you wouldn't have that of course in any case. Best for something like this to aim for 10% or under at universities. That leaves canvassing from volunteers on foot to come up with the rest. It's just way too unachievable.

Especially from a movement whose website was created in January, and was supposedly slow to start getting going. This isn't the balls-to-the-wall action that would be needed for something that requires getting 250,000 signatures.

Why not attempt to write an initiative that sounds much more 'save the economy and tax it', like in California, or even what Oregon is doing? HB 2401 seems to have had much more of a shot about changing things in the state. But of course, failed in the 'House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee'. Why not devote time to seeing what could be changed with what was presented there in order to succeed next time. What do we need to do to get something passed in the senate? Etc. etc. Right now I feel like I01968 is just throwing something out there (which is a long shot) and seeing what happens.


Am I wrong?


Rep. Roger Goodman, Kirkland, who cosponsored HB 2401 with Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, Seattle, says "It will be very easy to get those signatures."






I really hope that I am wrong but we have to be realistic. Why get our hopes up for this? Did YOU sign it yet?





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Qbert6000 Reviewed by Qbert6000 on . I-1068: The numbers just don't add up I'm sorry but, 250 THOUSAND signatures, by July 2nd?! If you look at the number of businesses where you can sign I-1068, I'm guessing it may be around 100 businesses. They need about 1,000 signatures to help the initiative in any substantial way (100x1000=100,000), you're less that half way there. Do you really think 1,000 people coming through the doors of places like 'Queen Bean Espresso' or 'Frankieā??s Sportsbar' are going feel compelled to sign? You have to think about where the Rating: 5