11/16/2006: "CC to take a position on Global Warming?"

Now that our paid County Council has solved the problems in Iraq with their advisory vote, they are now free to move forward with more pressing county matters. It appears that the next item on the agenda is Global Warming. Since the planet has been steadily warming since the last Ice Age, I guess they think that a resolution or an ordinance of some sort will solve the problem. I commend them on this noble effort. Then San Juan County can more on to other county problems, like; North Korea and Iran's nuclear programs, and the genocide in the Sudan.

Once our Councilmen have solved these problems, maybe we can get reimbursement from the UN to cover our costs for the time spent by our paid representatives solving these international issues. Then the Council can start working on additional National and State issues. I am sure that the US Congress and our State House will be more than happy to cover our costs for the time our Council spends solving these many problems and issues. Imagine the money we can save the taxpayers of the United States, Washington State, and specifically San Juan County.

Since we now have a Home Rule Charter, perhaps we can start an Initiative to form a group of say, six people, drawn from the citizens of San Juan County, to work on our local problems and issues. I suggest that we elect them from the Districts that were formed as a result of the adoption of the Charter. We would probably need to have a special election, but with all the money we saved the UN et al, one would think that the voters would be more than happy to pay for a special election. Can you imagine having a group of citizens, elected by the people, spending the preponderance of their time working for the people of San Juan County?

What an imaginative concept.