The Schrammie: Sticking it to homeowners again

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Story Published: Mar 12, 2008 at 1:00 PM PST

Story Updated: Mar 31, 2008 at 3:47 PM PST

By Ken Schram

SEATTLE -- Crafty guy, he was hoping to pull a rabbit out of his political hat.

But there's no magic in his trick.

So let's see what Frank Chopp, the all powerful Speaker of the State House, really has up his sleeve.

Hey Frank, come on down.

For the second year in a row, the Great and Mighty Speaker has had his way in killing a bill that would've provided homeowners with protection against shoddy construction.

The measure, aptly named "The Homeowners Bill of Rights", set it up so that when contractors did a crappy job of building a house, the people stuck with that house would've been able to go to court and sue.

But Frank, The Great and Mighty Speaker, cares less about homeowners and more about his friends in the building industry.

Frank's come up with some toothless alternative, but it's nothing near what homeowners really need.

So, for sticking it to average folk who could use some legal recourse against shoddy construction; for giving special interests special consideration while leaving homeowners in the lurch, take a bow Frank Chopp because this “Schrammie” is for you.

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