So Much for Democracy: Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Has a Plan for Voters Who Didn’t Vote

So Much for Democracy: Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Has a Plan for Voters Who Didn’t Vote Her Way



Washington voters approved Initiative 638, which protects girls' sports, by about 56 percent to 44 percent last week. That is a significant margin in a blue-wave election, and in a state where Democrats control nearly everything. They did so, as the Seattle Times points out, when two other conservative-backed initiatives failed and as Republicans lost several seats in the state Legislature.


As RedState's Teri Christoph noted, I-638's showing was "the real surprise" of election night. The measure bars biological males from competing on K-12 girls' sports teams. More than 1.25 million Washingtonians voted yes. That should have settled it.

Instead, the Seattle School Board voted unanimously on Nov. 9 to hire lawyers and challenge the law. Board Director Joe Mizrahi said, "These laws reflect values our communities have fought for and overwhelmingly support," adding that "we don't see a way to implement Initiative 638 without violating those vital protections."

Mizrahi has it backward. The voters just proved they "overwhelmingly support" the effort to protect girls. And he's trying to undo it by falsely claiming the community is on his side while stripping away protections for the group that actually needs them (the girls).

A day later, socialist Mayor Katie Wilson rushed to sign on.

"I support the Seattle Public Schools Board's decision to challenge Initiative 638, because every young person in Seattle deserves to thrive as their authentic self," Wilson wrote on X.

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