Good for Paquita Rupp, whose March 17 letter, “Targeting teens is unjustifiable,” called out Rep. Liz Pike, D-Camas, on a frivolous, ill-conceived bill that mandates stickers on cars that are driven by teenagers. Rupp should have blamed the whole Legislature, as well. Certainly this is an example of our tax dollars at play.
On the day that The Columbian reported the passage of this bill, they also reported the defeat in both state houses of a bill that would require stricter safety standards for oil trains passing through the state. With two or three oil train wrecks a month, one can only speculate at the legislators’ motive here.
One thing is certain, come next year, voters have got to make some changes to our Legislature.
Joyce Batten
Camas
