Out of control Legislature crossed line

Intentionally, the Washington State Legislature, Governor Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, are completely destroying our state. The Democrat controlled legislature has singlehandedly absolved you from having any say over the health of your children as it pertains to gender identity. If your child runs away from home and seeks shelter at a state facility, while seeking gender-transitioning treatment, including puberty blocking drugs that can render a child sterile for life, the state will not contact the parent or guardian. This bill, SB 5599, has been delivered to the Governor for his signature. It effectively allows state bureaucrats to hide your child from you. It is morally and ethically absurd.

These same people have also blatantly infringed on your constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms. The language in SB 5078 found that the firearm industry members practice irresponsible, dangerous and unlawful business which constitutes a public nuisance. Therefore, undue burdens must be placed on them to attempt to drive them out of business.

HB 1143 requires that you complete mandatory training every 5 years to be eligible to purchase a firearm. It also shifts the background check process away from the County Sheriff to the Washington State Patrol. This will accomplish nothing except longer wait times to purchase a firearm.

Of the firearms bills, HB 1240 is the worst. This bill prohibits the sale or transfer of virtually and semiautomatic rifle, pistol or shotgun that has any “scary feature.” In the bill, the legislature finds that common firearms, which they claim are “assault weapons,” are being marketed as “tactical”, “military style” and even “hyper-masculine”, to troubled young men who intend to become the next mass shooter. Funny how they call out “men” when that term is so sexist to these same people in any other context. And the last mass shooter was a woman. Or identified as a man or who knows…these people can’t even define what a woman is. But I digress. They claimed this bill was necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety so it would take effect immediately upon passage. But…the Governor waited 5 days to sign it into law and did so behind the locked doors of our Capitol in Olympia. Just think how many people could have died waiting for the Governor to sign the bill. But at least it gave him time to get all the important people to town for a photo op to use in his next campaign for President.

There are already at least three lawsuits filed challenging the constitutionality of HB 1240. The politicians that drafted and passed these bills know that they are unconstitutional. They don’t care. They think they know and understand what is best for you, your children and the people of this state.

These people have knowingly and openly violated their sacred oath of office. The very first sentence in the state and federal constitution reads, “All political power is inherent in the people, and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and are established to protect and maintain individual rights. Maybe they missed that part.

How long will we allow ourselves to be ruled by the tyrannical left who have no regard for your rights, freedom or liberties?

— Rob Coffman is the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners representative for District 3. She can be reached at rcoffman@co.lincoln.wa.us.