Outside agitators, really?  National attention?  Media circus?  None of these, even if they were realistic, is reason to deprive the citizenry of its right to discuss and vote on this initiative.  And "the official policy of Washington State" is no reason, either.  That's an executive order, not a law.

My biggest concern is that our Council's action is just the type to attract the ire of the spiteful Sessions, whereas before the initiative, we had a low profile. Also, it is my understanding that the initiative merely reflected what our existing sheriff policy was.