April 23, 2012

What a weekend! Molly and I had the opportunity to participate in the Love and Respect Conference in Richland over the weekend. It was a fantastic program and I would recommend it to anyone. Dr. Eggerich is a great presenter and the material is incredibly useful. We drove up to Spokane Saturday afternoon for Tiffany’s last volleyball tournament of 2012 club ball. While the tournament itself wasn’t all that great (the girls didn’t play that well) the trip itself was good. It was really nice just getting away for a couple of days with Molly.

I saw an article last week about how some economists think Washington could face a $1.7 billion budget shortfall next biennium. I’m not sure how to describe how frustrating that is to hear. We spent an entire Special Session"negotiating” a budget that left a budget reserve of approximately $340 million ... an amount that pays for less than 8 days of operation ... and now we could face another $1.7 billion deficit? At some point the Legislator’s need to let go of their"pet projects” and start prioritizing where we spend YOUR money.

Here’s a quote from our Founding Fathers ...

"If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no other measure, it must be agreed that our governments have much less of republicanism than ought to have been expected; in other words, that the people have less regular control over their agents, than their rights and their interests require." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Taylor, 1816

#Founding #Fathers #Love #and #Respect #Eggerich #budget #deficit #volleyball #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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April 13th, 2012

Happy Friday the 13th everyone. I'm home and close to catching up on my sleep. Twenty-two and a half hours on the House Floor were a grind, but I'm happy to be home. We're headed over to Kirkland tonight for Tiffany's second to last a volleyball tournament of 2012. I'm looking forward to watching her play and spending some quality time with her and Molly.

I'm going to start trying to get caught up next week ... harrowing pastures, irrigating, fence building, yard work, etc. Hopefully the weather will be good.

Since there's not a lot to report on, here's a quote from our Founding Fathers ...

"There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage." --John Witherspoon, The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men. 1776

Have a great weekend and God bless.

#volleyball #tournament #Founding #Fathers #quote #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 16

Since nothing is happening in Olympia, it's time for another Founder's Quote ...

"Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society." --John Adams, letter to Mercy Warren, 1776

#Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #Founding #Fathers #John #Adams
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2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 8

Well it's Day 8 of the First Special Session and I'm still in Moxee waiting for the call back. It's frustrating to sit here each morning, waiting to see if I get an email calling me back. It makes it tough to get much started, knowing I could be called away anytime.

Since there's nothing new to report from Olympia, I thought I'd share a Founder's quote this morning ...

"Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them." --Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833

#special #session #Founding #Fathers #Joseph #Story #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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15th District candidates have different approaches to problems | Yakima Herald-Republic

 www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/09/25/15th-dist...-race

Pay close attention to the last quote from my opponent ... "Government now needs to lead the way."

We live the best country this world has ever known and our Founding Fathers established the framework to make it that way. Government has never and will never be the solution! It's time we return to the Constitutional principles this Country was founded upon and get Government out of our daily lives. We need a smaller, more constrained government that frees people to follow their dreams.

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