Evergreen Freedom Foundation
A Non-Profit Public Policy Organization
PO Box 552 Olympia, WA 98507
(360) 956-3482 www.efwa.org
 —————————…Because Freedom Matters!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2007
Contact:       Booker Stallworth, Communications Director
(360) 956-3482
Media Alert WEA uses HB 2079 gift at SCOTUS

It seems we now know why HB 2079 was such an emergency for Governor Gregoire.

After the media and public were assured for months by Democrat legislators that HB 2079 would not affect the Supreme Court case of Washington v. WEA, we learned today that the WEA filed a supplemental brief with the Supreme Court, asking the Court  to limit the application of Section 760 to past union actions and arguing that the law, as amended by HB 2079, is now constitutional. The WEA filed its request on Friday, May 11—the same day Gregoire signed 2079 into law.

HB 2079 was a virtual Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card for the WEA. The sponsors who said the bill has nothing to do with the litigation were either lying or being used by their WEA puppet masters.

-Booker Stallworth, Communications Director Evergreen Freedom Foundation

UPDATED:
Files, uploaded courtesy of SVC Alumnus:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/23/1011592/Blog%20Docs/Motion_to_File_Supplemental_Brf.pdf
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/23/1011592/Blog%20Docs/Supplemental_Brief.pdf (With highlighting to cut to the chase).
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/23/1011592/Blog%20Docs/COS_supplemental_brief.pdf

Additional Information

Attorney General letter regarding HB 2079
EFF testimony against HB 2079 audio (starts at 2:04:10)
EFF Policy Highlighter: Analysis of HB 2079
Governor’s “Bill Action” scheduled for May 11, 2007
Senate passes HB 2079 to preserve union “power”, EFF Press Release
"State House OKs bill on political spending of non-member union fees," Seattle Times
Tricky call for the governor, Tacoma News Tribune
In our view: The Perfect Veto, Vancouver Columbian