More proof, as if we needed it, that democrats could care less about the will of the people – the Monorail soap-opera.

Do you all Remember the last of Eyman’s successful $30 car tab initiatives? One of its purposes was to get rid of the extra taxes being heaped onto car tabs, even after the implementation of I-695 as amended by the Senate all those years back.

The bitching and moaning by democrats that it would kill those taxes, thus eliminating “local control” as a factor… ahhh…. The hypocrisy of it all.

Well, the fine folks in Seattle have FOUR TIMES voted for the monorail. You know, kinda like the people of this state voting down gas tax increases… or voting in I-601… you know… voice of the people?

Anyway, Sen. Ken Jacobsen (D-what else? Seattle) now wants to call a special session of the Legislature to kill the monorail altogether.

Who cares what the voters have said… over and over and over and over again? Let’s call a special session and do what democrats have increasingly whined about the most, when to take such an action will do what they quite allegedly enjoy the least… ignoring the voters of this state and getting rid of local control.

This is not a state issue; the legislature has no business getting involved. If those so opposed to the will of the people when that will doesn't happen to suit them don't like it, they can feel free to make their arguments to the people actually effected, who actually voted this thing into place, to get them to change their minds where it counts, at the ballot box. Take the high road, instead of this underhanded coat-holding whining of getting the state legislature to superimpose their will over that of the people who voted this in.

What monumental arrogance and hypocrisy.

Lawmaker Wants Special Session On Monorail Project

POSTED: 6:24 pm PDT June 30, 2005

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- State Sen. Ken Jacobsen said Friday he wants a special legislative session to kill the $2.1 billion Seattle Monorail Project.

The 14-mile elevated train would link Ballard, the Seattle Center, downtown and West Seattle. City voters have approved monorail ballot propositions in four elections.

In documents released this week by project directors, the cost was projected to be closer to $11.4 billion, including financing costs over a period of 40 years or more.

"The ballooning cost of the monorail is ridiculous," Jacobsen said in a written statement. "There's no end in sight. Taxpayers deserve better."

Gov. Christine Gregoire's office said it received Jacobsen's request late Friday and would evaluate it, but would not have anything to say about it until next week.

Last week, state Treasurer Mike Murphy said the project had become unaffordable and should be shut down.

Murphy and state Auditor Brian Sonntag are meeting with monorail officials July 8 in Olympia. The monorail board is to vote on the contract for the project July 13 or July 20.

Current plans call for the project to be financed by 40-year bonds, high-interest "junk bonds" and revenues from the citywide car-tab tax, according to project documents.

Monorail officials have defended the financing costs, saying the $11.4 billion figure reflected inflated future dollars, and contending the project would provide 2,100 local jobs in every year of construction.