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How right you are about the Dixiecrat....

Although I am a fifth generation Washington Native, I lived in Florida for almost 15 years before returning to my senses and returning to Washington in the early to mid '70's. While living in Florida I saw the state finally start to break away from the one party system and start to embrace the two party system. When that happened the quality of government improved as it finally made City, County and State Governments accountable to the voters not the other way arround. Believe me I know as I worked both in the public and the private sectors as a Computer Programmer for the Consolidated City of Jacksonville, FL and a Financial Analyist for the Florida National Group of Banks.

Both sides of my family at one time or another have held public offices both here at the local level all up to and including positions in the nations capital. My Greatgreatgrandfather served in the Territorial Legislature going to it's meetings by Indian Dougout Canoe from Port Townsend. My Grandfather was the Chief Auditor for the State of Washington at the time of his Death in 1939.