Eyman tries to con voters with his latest

Published 9:00 pm Saturday, February 4, 2006

Tim Eyman is out to con the voters and hopes you will put money into his “15-minutes-of-initiative-fame” bank account. Running out of tax issues, Eyman has taken on the role of moral crusader. Not only is Eyman good at diverting funds, he is also good at diverting the truth.

Eyman has filed a citizen’s initiative and a referendum to void the recent gay-rights bill (HR 2661) signed into law. This bill simply states a person cannot be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation in matters of housing, employment and finance.

It imposes nothing further than that. The law doesn’t require employment quotas or impose gay marriage or the favorite of the uninformed, “preferential treatment.” The law clearly states equal treatment for all in our society – this sounds American to me.

For 30 years there has been plenty of discussion since the bill’s initial introduction. Yet, Tim innocently and inaccurately states the people haven’t had their say. Thirty years seems long enough to cover all the points.

Aren’t we sick of mean-spirited and discriminatory issues rehashed to the detriment of all? Aren’t there more important issues to put our efforts towards than legalized discrimination?

Take a careful look at the clearly misleading and false language in Eyman’s initiative and referendum and see it for what it is – a dishonest and divisive portrayal of a fine law.

Denise M. Du Pont

Stanwood