OLYMPIA -- Arguing against changes to the state's supermajority for tax increases continues, and some senators are attempting to usie t to their best advantage

"The citizens voted their conscience. Now we're throwing that away. We're ignoring the will of the people," Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, who recently announced he was running for the U.S. Senate, said while looking straight into the television camera. "Shouldn't we ask the people who put it in place if they feel the current situation warrants gutting the protections they put in place?"

Turns out the camera wasn't on, but a candidate running for higher office needs all the practice they can get

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