Predictable.

"The decision by Seattle politicians to sue the citizens over I-1053," Eyman writes in his latest e-mail, "should be reported as an in-kind contribution to the I-1125 campaign. Their anti-citizen lawsuit is certain to throw gasoline on the fire of enthusiasm for I-1125 this November."

"Olympia still doesn't get it," Eyman continues. "Four times the voters have passed initiatives requiring two-thirds legislative approval for tax increases and majority legislative approval for fee increases. Four times. Yet despite I-1053’s 64% yes vote last year, Olympia repeatedly violated it this year. I-1125 closes loopholes they put in I-1053, reinstating the requirement that fee increases be decided by the elected representatives of the people, not unelected bureaucrats at state agencies. I-1125 ensures accountability and transparency."

Yes, yes. The will of the people. But Eyman seems to also recognize that what's really at play here is not the will of the people, but rather the will of a majority of the justices on the Washington State Supreme Court.

And so he calls this 2009 decision in a broadly similar—but tactically different—supreme court case "required reading."

Also required reading, for those into the legal intricacies of this fight: The complaint filed today in King County Superior Court.