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Save money on lawmakers

Mon., July 29, 2019

A recent letter to the editor by John Van Dalen (“Bills behind closed doors,” July 3) summarized our state’s legislative session as “… majority Democrats and governor - behind closed doors, without voters’ input, and very little transparency to the taxpayer - continue to take your money. Why do you keep voting for them?”

Another question might be: Why do we have so many legislators?

We have 63 more legislators than the state Constitution requires: 98 representatives, 63 required; 49 senators, 21 required.

Savings generated with a smaller, more efficient legislature could be put to better use in our school systems. Even with a projected budget surplus, they increased taxes.

We don’t need that many spenders in Olympia!

Jerry Cooper

Veradale

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