Letters to the editor for March 18

President’s message is clear

We will rig elections, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We will destroy the environment, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We will allow mass murderers access to assault weapons, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We are going to destroy your institutions, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We are going to send women back to the dark ages, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We are going to reverse gay marriage, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We will stack the courts with corrupt judges, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We will lie to you constantly, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We are the minority but we have all the power, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We are going to remain in power by any means and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We are going to end Medicare and Social Security, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

We will not be held accountable for anything, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

That’s the message that Trump, Barr, Pompeo, Mitch and the GOP have sent to all of us. So, I hope you like it, because there’s nothing you can do about it.

Gun-free Capitol

By the way, still waiting for the Washington state Legislature to show us how confident they are in their law-making. They should ban guns on the Capitol Campus and make it a gun-free zone just like our schools.

Oh, and just like schools, there should be no State Patrol or other law enforcement officers stationed there with guns, either – just like our schools. Just think of the credit our legislators can earn when they “lead by example.”

We need a new courthouse

I have been practicing law in Olympia for over 40 years. I strongly support the construction of a new courthouse to serve citizens of Thurston County. This facility is not about me or my practice: the odds are great that I will be long-retired by the time it opens its doors.

Everyone agrees that the current facility has outlived its useful life. Just as the old courthouse on Capitol Way was replaced by the building on Lakeridge Drive, it is time to move on. Opponents do not have an alternative. They just try and scare you by saying the courthouse proposal constitutes a 38% increase in your property taxes. Not so.

The county’s general fund is only 8% of my property tax bill. The bulk of our property taxes fund schools, roads, fire districts, and state operations. All estimates are that the courthouse project will cost the average homeowner $11 per month.

Our capital city is graced with some beautiful buildings. The current county courthouse is not one of them. We should have a building that consolidates operations, provides adequate parking and access, promotes safety and security of employees, jurors and visitors, and of which our citizens can be proud.

I am voting “Yes” on Proposition One in April.