4 votes
I disagreeCrack down on Illegal immigrants. They are draining are social services such as food assistance. They are also crowding our local jails and prisons. We need an Arizona style immigration law to stop this illegal activity which is costing our state billions.
3 votes
I disagreeIt costs roughly $30,000 to $40,000 per year to house an inmate. Many inmates have been given exceptional, or excessive sentences. In yet they have remained infraction free, obtained degrees, or a trade, and have been role models for other inmates. With careful review and consideration of their convicitons, i believe that even if there were only two you found, you would save $60 to $80,000 per year. I have one such ...more »
It costs roughly $30,000 to $40,000 per year to house an inmate. Many inmates have been given exceptional, or excessive sentences. In yet they have remained infraction free, obtained degrees, or a trade, and have been role models for other inmates. With careful review and consideration of their convicitons, i believe that even if there were only two you found, you would save $60 to $80,000 per year. I have one such family member who received an exceptional sentence of 30 years and now is in his 15th year. He has a degree in theology, upholstry trade, has helped many youth the list goes on. For family members who are willing to take on the financial burden it would be one that could save the state Millions amybe even billions. I would be one of those family members.
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-22 votes
I disagreeGive illegal immigrants a work card for Washington. They can pay taxes and live freely within our state borders.
-28 votes
I disagreeOutlaw private firearms. Would save money having to regulate firearm stores and sales. Having a firearm or committing a crime with a firearm would be a major crime with a manditory jail sentence, confiscation of all property and treatment on the same level as a child molester.
-12 votes
I disagreeThe Washington State Patrol should only arrest drivers for reckless driving. Let them work on violent crimes and traffic accidents instead of wasting time catching speeders.
15 votes
I disagreeBill all illegal alien costs (incarceration, education, social services, multilingual publications, etc) to the federal government. If the federal government wont stop them then they have to pay for them. Establish a centralized location for all municipalities and state agencies to combine the costs into one bill and show the costs tabulated to the state residents.
5 votes
I disagreePublic facilities and rural business that gets their water from wells must test the water every 30 days. The tests cost about $50 plus 1/2 day of employee time (to take the sample and drive it to "town" quickly). The system is so onerous, remote USFS campgrounds have simply shut their water off. What is magic about 30 days? Thousands of Wa. residents live perfectly healthy lives on well water that is only tested once ...more »
Public facilities and rural business that gets their water from wells must test the water every 30 days. The tests cost about $50 plus 1/2 day of employee time (to take the sample and drive it to "town" quickly). The system is so onerous, remote USFS campgrounds have simply shut their water off. What is magic about 30 days? Thousands of Wa. residents live perfectly healthy lives on well water that is only tested once a generation! Each public facility (rest area, campground, school, office etc) would save $300 and three work days per year if the tests were bumped to once every 60 days (or better yet, 90 days). This savings doesn't count the reduction in paperwork, staff and DOE red tape. I've worked with these systems for decades, and the tests only flunk if you touch the bottle or have worked on the system.
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I disagreeDo all state parks really need their own law enforcement officers? Forest Service, DNR, private parks, National Park campgrounds even most unincorporated towns don't have their own officers. The Forest Service has a handful of law enforcement officers for hundreds of thousands of acres and dozens of campgrounds. The added expense of a law enforcement officer (someone who's gone through the academy and carries a gun) ...more »
Do all state parks really need their own law enforcement officers? Forest Service, DNR, private parks, National Park campgrounds even most unincorporated towns don't have their own officers. The Forest Service has a handful of law enforcement officers for hundreds of thousands of acres and dozens of campgrounds. The added expense of a law enforcement officer (someone who's gone through the academy and carries a gun) isn't justified at every state parks. Just a uniform is usually enough, then call in a county deputy. Of course, this will get nowhere after a shooting in a state park.
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30 votes
I disagreeMake caps on how much someone can be awarded when suing the state. The state pays out millions in law suits each year. WA state is one of the only states that does not have a cap or ceiling.
-25 votes
I disagreeRequire dog owners to install dividers between them and their pets in their vehicles or to keep their pets in authorized pet carriers when in a moving vehicle. They are a danger to everyone else on the road and to themselves and their beloved pet when they allow Fido to run free in a moving vehicle. Anyone caught with their pet in their lap while driving should get a straight trip to jail considering they are committing ...more »
Require dog owners to install dividers between them and their pets in their vehicles or to keep their pets in authorized pet carriers when in a moving vehicle. They are a danger to everyone else on the road and to themselves and their beloved pet when they allow Fido to run free in a moving vehicle. Anyone caught with their pet in their lap while driving should get a straight trip to jail considering they are committing manslaughter.
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12 votes
I disagreenot give CJTC a 40% budget increase.
4 votes
I disagreeCreate a time frame in which the Court of Appeals and Supreme Courts have to have cases decided. It is costing money to have the courts deciding cases a year after they have heard them when someone should have been released from their sentence 6 months after the case was heard.
-6 votes
I disagreeHave uniform vehicle emission and safety testing for the entire state (not just by county). Counties that currently do not have emissions and safety testing would benefit from the additional fees generated. Mass transit would have increased popularity. Additionally, over time, our air and water would improve, health care costs for air related medical conditions would slowly improve and unsafe vehicles would be taken ...more »
Have uniform vehicle emission and safety testing for the entire state (not just by county).
Counties that currently do not have emissions and safety testing would benefit from the additional fees generated. Mass transit would have increased popularity.
Additionally, over time, our air and water would improve, health care costs for air related medical conditions would slowly improve and unsafe vehicles would be taken off the roads.
Lastly, all commercial vehicles entering this state should also be tested and if not in compliance, should be fined accordingly.
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I disagreeAllow private industry to bid on the opportunity to take over the prison system and in turn allow them the opportunity to rent out prisoner labor to other industry for manufacturing or service jobs which are in no way in direct contact with the public. As an example, a ficticious company "ProtectCo" wins the bid through competitive process to take over the prison system in WA State. This cost to the State would be less ...more »
Allow private industry to bid on the opportunity to take over the prison system and in turn allow them the opportunity to rent out prisoner labor to other industry for manufacturing or service jobs which are in no way in direct contact with the public.
As an example, a ficticious company "ProtectCo" wins the bid through competitive process to take over the prison system in WA State. This cost to the State would be less than the cost to manage the prison system with State employees. So the State saves money while still getting the same (or better) level of service currently offered.
"ProtectCo" then offers up screened prisoners with varying skills through a program much like a Labor Ready service. Boeing, for example, might have skilled jobs, such as sewing seat cushion materials, or packaging bolts into containers, etc. which could be cheaper than having the jobs outsourced to China but still cheaper for Boeing than hiring non-prisoners. The program would educate and train prisoners, giving them a leg up when they are paroled, but also a portion of the wages could be used as reparations to the costs of prosecuting their crimes and to victims.
Safeguards could be in-place to keep the lower-cost prisoner jobs from competing with skilled tradespeople - one would not want to see higher-paid skilled jobs shifted from a non-prisoner to a prisoner workforce.
Another possibility is to allow "ProtectCo" to offer up prisoner laborers for pot hole and litter patrols State-wide to beautify the State of WA.
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3 votes
I disagreeLaw Enforcement needs more officers on the roads especially during economic downturn. So how do you accomplish this with a "stressed" financial budget? You accomplish this as with anything else "volunteers". Myself and many others are former state law enforcement (state troopers) with a great deal of training and experience. Ask for these individuals to "volunteer" part of their time (day, night, evening) to cover ...more »
Law Enforcement needs more officers on the roads especially during economic downturn. So how do you accomplish this with a "stressed" financial budget? You accomplish this as with anything else "volunteers". Myself and many others are former state law enforcement (state troopers) with a great deal of training and experience. Ask for these individuals to "volunteer" part of their time (day, night, evening) to cover shifts and help out those areas within the state of in need of additonal patrols. To make it legal pay them $1.00 per shift. All you would need is a "short" training course to bring them up to date on current standards. We are all trained and experienced. We are also all ready to serve our country and state in a time of need.
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17 votes
I disagreeIssue a concealed carry permit that is recognized in as may states as possible. Utah issues permits that are useful in more than 30 states including ours. The make a mint off processing fingerprints, background checks, issuing and renewing permits. This money could allow us to keep our public safety dollars coming in from other states residents who meet the state and federal qualifications. Our residents are supporting ...more »
Issue a concealed carry permit that is recognized in as may states as possible. Utah issues permits that are useful in more than 30 states including ours. The make a mint off processing fingerprints, background checks, issuing and renewing permits. This money could allow us to keep our public safety dollars coming in from other states residents who meet the state and federal qualifications. Our residents are supporting Utah.
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23 votes
I disagreeIncrease the rent in the work release that offenders are paying. $ 13.50 a day didn't increase for the last 10 years.
8 votes
I disagreeInstitute parking fees for bicycles in the cities and towns the same as is done for cars. After all, half the time they are already chained up to the parking meters anyhow!
-14 votes
I disagreeImplant Illegals! give them a choice between an electronic chip implant for tracking purposes or 20 years extremely hard labor. Anyone found deliberately harboring an illegal should receive an automatic 10 years hard labor. If the illegals are caught here illegally again, instant 30 years hard labor!
40 votes
I disagreeCollect on back traffic tickets of ALL kinds. Either pay up or your drivers license and vehicle license can not be renewed. Just think of the millions in revenue this would generate in just one year. If you can not drive, most would pay their tickets. Also set up as program to make payments, miss a payment, license is immediately revoked.
-5 votes
I disagree
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I disagreeCar thieves should have minimum fines based on the vehicles they stole.
-30 votes
I disagreeIn some states (e.g. Virginia) it is necessary to have one's vehicle safety inspected yearly. Whenever I see a car with one headlight out (or a really bad muffler) I miss that. This would: * make roads safer (less cost to state services), * provide a bunch of jobs (jobs pay taxes), and * provide a new and simple vehicle violation (ticket revenues). On the down side, no one will like taking their car in yearly. ...more »
In some states (e.g. Virginia) it is necessary to have one's vehicle safety inspected yearly. Whenever I see a car with one headlight out (or a really bad muffler) I miss that. This would:
* make roads safer (less cost to state services),
* provide a bunch of jobs (jobs pay taxes), and
* provide a new and simple vehicle violation (ticket revenues).
On the down side, no one will like taking their car in yearly. Anyone in our legislature who votes for this will probably not get re-elected.
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15 votes
I disagreeput red light cameras on the stop paddle of school buses! we have people run the deployed paddle - BIG red stop sign with flashing red lights - daily, several times/stops a day, sometimes 3 cars or more. It's suppose to be a $363 fine. You could easily make $3000+ a day on just my route! It'd pay for itself AND get money for the city/county/state
21 votes
I disagreeIf any person refuses for any reason to have there photo on any government document ( drivers license , etc. ) they should be excluded from the rights and privledges such document would provide.
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