I've been looking for a way to stop the mandate for the last several months and just discovered the Executive Ethics Board on Friday. I spent that next 48 hours typing up a complaint with quite a few legal and ethical violations. This podcast is the first part of that complaint. The great thing about this route is the fact that the board members, while potentially corrupt themselves, can do the following:

RCW 42.52.360 (d - g)

(d) Investigate, hear, and determine complaints by any person or on its own motion;

(e) Impose sanctions, including reprimands and monetary penalties;

(f) Recommend to the appropriate authorities' suspension, removal from position, prosecution or other appropriate remedy; and,

(g) Establish criteria regarding the levels of civil penalties appropriate for violations of this chapter and rules adopted under it