EAT THE STATE IS A LEFTY RAG
To The Editor: Thanks for writing about I-46 ["Speechless in Seattle," Josh Feit, May 20]. Mr. Feit claims that "amending the poster ban is a straightforward free speech issue that mainstream folks are likely to get behind." Well, I think Mr. Feit would be very surprised to learn how many Seattleites have swallowed the city's line of bullshit about the poster ban as a safety issue rather than the truth -- that it is a blatant violation of our free speech rights. No, the problem is not a lack of commitment on our part, but rather a combination of apathy, misinformation, and indoctrination that makes it difficult for small grassroots organizations to make a wave in a sea of political mediocrity. If people want to change this law, they need to get up off of their asses and change it -- and that includes Mr. Feit! If Mr. Feit had given contact information for those who do want to get involved with I-46, I would have taken his article as healthy criticism.
BethAnn Fell
I-46 volunteer
Seattle
P.S. How dare you refer to Eat The State as a "lefty rag"! It's the only paper in town that actually tells it like it is.