The California Oh-So-Special Election is next Tuesday. I'm sure all two people who read this blog are just dying to know how I'm going to vote. Well, tough - I'm telling you anyway.
73: Waiting
Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Funny,
but I thought improving communication between parents and children
involved education... family therapy, perhaps... but certainly not
changing a state constitution to define abortion as "causing death of
the unborn child, a child conceived but not yet born." My vote:
Aw,
HELL no.
74: Public School Teachers. Waiting Period for Permanent
Status. Dismissal. Initiative Statute. Teachers
would have to work for 5 years, instead of 2, before getting out of the
probationary period. Hmm. According to this article, most states
in this country have a waiting period of 3 years. Maybe 2 years isn't
enough, but 5 years seems extreme. My vote: No, but I might vote yes
on
a more reasonable initiative down the line.
75: Public
Employee Union Dues. Restrictions on Political Contributions. Employee
Consent Requirement. Initiative Statute. On
a ballot of bullshit, this one is particularly turd-tastic. Union
members can already opt out of having their dues used for political
messages. Note that corporations can still give to whatever political
cause they like without having to run it by their stockholders (much
less their employees!). My vote: NO!!!
76: State Spending and School Funding Limits.
Constitutional Amendment. Why don't you ask Colorado how well
it's working out for them? (Hint: their Republican governor is
trying to raise taxes now because the cuts have gone too deep
(and apparently the whole TABOR thing has just been
weakened.) My vote: No.
77: Redistricting. Initiative Constitutional
Amendment.
At a break-the-fast a few weeks ago, one of my hosts' friends said,
"The question is not, 'should California do this in 2005," it's
'should
Texas have done this a few years ago!'" My vote: No, no, no, no!
I'm not saying "never redistrict," but if it's important to do,
it's
important to do right - and the timing and people behind this push are
extremely suspect.
OK, I'm running out of steam...
More later.
