mardi, novembre 08, 2005

how to vote like a wacko liberal (me)

The views expressed here are my own, but the cheeky issue summaries are (mostly) stolen from Hilstah's friend Ethan.

If you haven't already, get out and vote!
CA Democrats -- Source for the state issues
CA Greens -- Source for the state issues

IssueWacko liberal saysMeDemGreen
73No abortions for minors until 48 hours after parental notification.NoNoNo
74Arnold is pissed at the teachers, so he makes working as a teacher a less attractive career option (longer time until tenure, easier to fire teachers).NoNoNo
75Arnold is angry at the unions. He wants to make it harder for them to fund political issues. It'd be better if this rule was enforced on all organizations and corporations, why single out the unions? Oh right, 'cause the unions don't like Arnold, but the Corporations do.NoNoNo
76Arnold wants unilateral power to control the budget on school and community colleges. See above issue about how Arnold is mad at the teachers.NoNoNo
77Let retired judges using outdated census information make redistricting decisions, as opposed to the current more open and voted upon system.NoNoNo
78Prescription drugs discounted the way the large pharmicutical companies want them to be discounted. So basically a discount program without any teeth. Seems to be known as the "Business written" discount plan.NoNoNo
79Prescription drugs discounted in a more measured and regulated way. Sorta known as the "consumer written" discount plan. If this plan is created it would cost the state somewhere in the 5-12 million dollar range, depending how much the state wants to push the program.YesYesYes
80A re-regulation of the power/utility companies. The good is that things would be re-regulated, the bad is that the people who would be in charge of the regulation (CPUC) are oft-criticized by consumer groups.

The downside is that various renewable energy folks say (reasonably) that it will set an upper limit on renewable energy use just at a time when interest in renewable is beginning to boom. While reregulation seems to be a good thing, it seems the people who crafted it did not consult with the renewables people. This stuff is complicated and is yet another example of why ballot initiatives suck. On the whole, we will be better off if this goes down and something better gets proposed.
NoYesn/a
Via Hilstah

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