The Gruberized Washington voters who backed I-594 have placed a significant part of that state’s population at the mercy of the good will of those in power.
We’ve all seen abuses by petty officials shutting down kids’ lemonade stands because they didn’t have a license, or PTA-type bake sales because of some imagined health violation.
We are going to see similar examples of bureaucratic overreach, but this time on steroids. I give it six months to a year (if that) before some otherwise law-abiding citizen is facing ruinous legal costs fighting a misdemeanor or even a felony charge due to the same mindset. All we need is an overzealous petty official or a politically ambitious DA to get the ball rolling.
Welcome to the Brave New World, courtesy of Bloomberg and the rest of the one percenters.
If the “protest” comes off as planned on 12/13 in WA, you may see some folks lookin’ for some pro bono help around 12/15.