Why We the Governed?
We the Governed exists to support activists and citizens who are concerned that government is too big, intrusive, abusive, corrupt, and incompetent. We the Governed believes government needs to be substantially and significantly reformed...
Teamsters Union PAC fined for lawbreaking, Seattle Socialist Sawant under formal investigation
I’ve filed a lot of complaints against politicians, judges, PACs, and candidates over the past few years for violating various Washington State laws (see here for complete list of resolved cases). Mostly these involve...
Olympia’s Decay
The City of Olympia is Washington State's Capital City. This should be one of the most beautiful capital cities in America. On the water, Capital lake nearby, Mt. Rainier in the distance...
Tukwila Ethics Board hides Forterra grant funding violations
The City of Tukwila recently convened their Ethics Board to review an ethics complaint filed against Tukwila City Councilman De’Sean Quinn. Despite the fact that the board’s own findings confirmed the facts of the...
Vancouver Mayor and Council forced to abandon 117% pay raise
In the City of Vancouver, Washington State - the part time mayor and council attempted to give themselves a 117% pay raise ( for the mayor, and over 50% for the rest). They had...
Seattle’s Decay
A few weeks ago, I drove around Seattle and recorded the obvious evidence of a city in decline and decay. Local politicians are in denial. What do you think? Better yet, go...
SeaTac – two decent options and one poor choice for council on ballot
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There have been a number of articles written here about the City of SeaTac. A...
Speaker Chopp pays fine, Senator Hunt just whines
Last week, Democrat Speaker of the Washington State House Frank Chopp paid $6,469 in fines and court costs to the state for a variety of campaign finance laws broken mostly during his uncontested election...
Former Olympia City Manager Steve Hall fined $10k for illegal mailer
On July 23, 2020, the former longtime City of Olympia Manager Steve Hall was officially fined $10,000 by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission for Washington State’s campaign finance laws last fall in 2019. ...
Phony Outrage, Fake Rewards, Burien’s political class flails away
Burien City Mayor Jimmy Matta made state-wide news claiming “RACISM” because a small number of anonymous (so far) campaign signs were posted around the city which looked like the photo attached. He claimed they...
