Posted on 06/29/2008 2:26:39 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
Mike Zapler, San Jose Mercury News, Sacramento Bureau
SACRAMENTO - Barack Obama and John McCain may grab most of the headlines, but California voters will have a lot more to chew on than the presidential race this political season.
Eleven propositions have now made the Nov. 4 ballot, on issues ranging from same-sex marriage and abortion to alternative energy to the treatment of farm animals.
As of the secretary of state's announcement last week, it is now too late for more citizen initiatives - which constitute all but one of the measures to date. But the Legislature may add more measures before all is said and done.
"There's something for everyone," said San Jose State University political science Professor Larry Gerston.
Several of the measures seek big dollars for ambitious new projects - a potentially tough sell in the midst of the economic slowdown. Voters will be asked to authorize nearly $10 billion in borrowing to help pay for a high-speed train (Proposition 1, placed on the ballot by the Legislature) that would shuttle people from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours. A $5 billion bond initiative (Proposition 10) would provide subsidies to people who buy alternative- and clean-fuel cars, as well as grants for renewable energy research. Proposition 3 seeks approval for a nearly $1 billion bond for children's hospitals.
Makes me so excited that I get to live in California. Someone is always propositioning me.
I suggest another proposition...........no State money can be spent until the budget is balanced without raising taxes.
Maybe another one...........State legislatures will have their pay cut 50% until they do 50% of what they are getting payed for and balance the budget. In addition, no pay raises will be given out without the state citizens voting on it.
1 - NO.
2 - Are you kidding me? HELL NO.
3 - NO.
4 - YES.
5 - NO.
6 - Not sure, have to do more research. Sounds good though.
7 - HELL NO! Get ready to pay more for everything if this passes.
8 - YES.
9 - YES.
10 - HELL NO.
11 - Not sure.
courtesy ping
Highly informative.
Thank you!
courtesy ping
Always my pleasure. The earlier we get active in supporting or opposing something, the better. The bad guys tend to have the most money to spend.
courtesy ping
11 - NO
No on all bond measures. No to borrowing more and more money.
Courtesy?
Daing it, next time you ping me to something like this, tell me to get a barf bag before reading.
YES on 4, 8 & 9
NO on the others
(watch for the key words “increased spending,” “expand,” and “bond” and you’ll always know how to vote on ballot measures)
You been around long enough to keep barf bags on standby regarding most California propositions. Must I have to put warning labels on all California-related threads now? ;-)
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Please ping me to note-worthy Pro-Life or Catholic threads, or other threads of interest.
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. YES
9. Yes
10. No
11. Yes
Do your forehead and the back of your wrist have matching bruises?
Sheesh. Hell of a thing to call a "courtesy ping."
The nerve of some people.
Prop. 2: More crud from the “animals are people too” crowd. Sadly, it may very well pass (anyone remember the Mr. Ed initiative?).
Prop. 3: Yet more bonds that are “for the children.” May pass based on that...
Prop. 4: Good idea, but won't pass.
Prop. 5: Will probably pass. Californians tend to be more libertarian in this regard.
Prop. 6: Will likely pass and, like most things the government does, will probably not do a whole lotta good.
Prop. 7: And people wonder why the cost of living in California is so high???
Prop. 8: I fear that five months of legal gay marriage, enough people who would have supported this will vote against it because they won't see an immediate reason to take away what other people are currently enjoying being able to do. And if this DOES fail, then it will be by a vote of the people...and all the arguments regarding judicial usurpation or legislative shenanigans will be moot.
Prop. 9: Will probably pass.
Prop. 10: Yet another bond measure...aack! Hopefully this one won't pass.
Prop. 11: May be the only thing protecting the GOP from being redistricted into oblivion for decades in California.
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