Getting money out of politics--Move to Amend events

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7. Sequim passes Move to Amend resolution

Last night, on our third visit to the Sequim City Council, each complete with public comment sessions, they passed a resolution by 5-2. It was not everything we could have hoped for, but it is the first resolution passed in "purple" Clallam County!!

We submitted a very long resolution to them prior to our first visit to speak. They wanted to study and get the other side. They repeated that same argument at the 2nd visit. Then they responded with two very wimpy resolutions after the 2nd visit. We submitted another - shorter than our first resolution but that still had all the good stuff in it - in response, prior to the 3rd visit.

We did learn a valuable lesson with our 2nd submitted resolution in response to their two wimpy ones - do not write resolutions to say corporations only - make sure they include "artificial entities." Two of the 5 that voted in favor used that to refuse our resolution in favor of their own. Three wanted to go farther and made very good arguments echoing what we had presented to them and more. But they still voted for their own least-wimpy resolution.

It was telling that the only two - in the whole room of over 40 - who actively spoke out against doing anything were the two councilors that voted against it, and no one else. That is an encouraging reinforcement of public sentiment for all of us as we move forward on this.

Sorry for long run on sentences. Seemed to be the only way I could describe what happened.

Andrea Radich
Clallam Co. Move to Amend