There's an election in California on Tuesday. If you are:
- not from California, click here
- from California but not registered, click here
- convinced I'm full of shit, click here
- anxious to tell others how you are going to vote, click here
Impartial information on any of the initiatives is here
Prop. 73 - Abortion Notification - NO - if this passes can coat hangers be far behind?
Props. 74, 75, 76 - Teacher Tenure, Union Politics & Spending Limits - NO, NO & NO - Ask yourself does your daily life benefit more from teachers, nurses, firefighters or police than from land developers, investment companies or big corporations? If you answer yes, vote NO. Read about Arnold's agenda here.
Prop. 77 - Redistricting by Judges - NO, BUT the polls say this one is losing big so I feel safe in voting YES. This would try to send my message that the system does need reform (albeit not this reform particularly).
Props. 78 & 79 - Prescription Drugs - NO & NO - competing propositions with big misleading media campaigns are not a good way to decide issues. If you think you must vote yes on one of these, remember "78 was written by big business, 79 was written by consumer groups" - so Yes on 79. (I would eagerly vote for an initiative to restrict paid signature collection which is allowing big money to manipulate our government.)
Prop. 80 - Electricity REregulation - YES (I guess) - California got screwed by DEregulation a few years ago. Prop 80 claims it will prevent another Enron episode. I hope it works.
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1 comment :
Hey, David,
On Prop 74: having seen the damage done by teachers with tenure who no longer care anything about education or kids, and are taking the paycheck and what retirement there is just because they feel trapped in the security of the tenured position, I would like to see: good teachers trying and earning better pay and performance rewards, and teachers with problems getting counseling and being expected to meet their individual performance goals.
Jean O.
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