Friday, October 24, 2008

How I'm voting on the propositions

Prop 1A: Yes
Considering all the places the government spends money,
reducing congestion on the freeways and saving fuel is
definitely worth it though it may take a generation or more
before the rail system breaks even. California needs this.

Prop 2: No
Requiring farms that could normally support 15,000
chickens to suddenly only carry 5,000 would really be
difficult to overcome. If people want "ethical eggs,"
they should buy from farms that cater to that but farms
should not be forced to.

Prop 3: No
There are numerous good causes deserve money, a bond
initiative effectively locks in where money will be spent. If
people think that hospitals should be a priority, elect politicians
that think like they do. This doesn't mean that hospitals won't
get funded, it just means that we need to prioritize where money
is spent by the politicans.

Prop 4: No
This is bad on many levels. People under 18 have rights and should get
the option on whether to tell their parents they want an abortion. It sets
a bad precedent that could be used to further cut back abortion rights.
It will cause more coat-hanger abortions. Vote No.

Prop 5: Yes
More rehabilitation and less jail time for non-violent offenders. Putting
someone in jail because he likes to smoke a little weed?

Prop 6: No
My problem with this one is essentially the same as with Prop 3. We
already have a budget and we elect politicians to allocate our tax money.
Ballot measure that force money to be spent in certain areas reduce
flexibility to allocate money where it is needed.

Prop 7: Yes
California is already heading this way, but spending money on domestic
infrastructure and more renewable energy instead of foreign oil?
It all seems good as long as there is a solid plan for where the money
is allocated.

Prop 8: No
I think we all know how I feel about this.

Prop 9: No
No, this is the other prison prop by another name

Prop 10: No
This is similar to the other renewable energy one. But I don't like the 3.5
billion in subsidies, which fuck with the economy.

Prop 11: No
Is gerrymandering really that bad? I'm fine with politicians drawing
the districts.

Prop 12: Yes
Veterans are pretty important, we need people willing to die for
George Bush's whims. This is a small price to pay to reward the
people who have to go to crappy countries and kill or be killed.

2 comments:

antonette said...

I can make it work

ariel said...

did you figure out prop 7?