EMNofSeattle
Regular Member
So with gun control groups heading to the ballot box with inititive (at least they threatened to), a very important question emerges... I think King County will sway the state to passing any initiative with "universal back ground checks" or "magazine bans" once it becomes a statewide ballot issue the large number of rural districts and committee processes that killed the last gun control ideas will become less of an issue to gun control supporters. theoretically the legislature can kill any gun control after 2 years, but unlikely.
so the real question is, can the Washington Supreme Court as currently composed be trusted to kill any measures on Washington Constitutional Grounds. We have a very strongly worded constitutional right in Art 1 Sec 24, but if ballot initiatives on gun control pass and they're challenged up to the SCOWA, do we stand a realistic chance of them being dismissed on constitutional grounds?
so the real question is, can the Washington Supreme Court as currently composed be trusted to kill any measures on Washington Constitutional Grounds. We have a very strongly worded constitutional right in Art 1 Sec 24, but if ballot initiatives on gun control pass and they're challenged up to the SCOWA, do we stand a realistic chance of them being dismissed on constitutional grounds?