So, some folks think that there's a point to the November election without Prop 77. Think again.
I really have no great interest in any of the initiatives remaining on the November special election ballot. At this point in time, I probably won't bother voting, as it's cold in November and I don't have a dog in the race.
I expect that many Republicans feel the same. Abortion? Some court will overrule it anyway. Budget issues? Far too complicated and obscure. Besides, I've heard this all before. Didn't Arnold already fix this ? Why should this be the magic bullet? If he really wanted to do something about the deficit, he could have blue-pencilled about $17 billion in spending. Why does he need new powers when he won't use the ones he has? McClintock would have us in the black by now.
Union dues? Yawn. Don't belong to a union, so what interest is it of mine? Why should I tell some union folks what rules they need to use? Drugs? I hope they both lose, but if it isn't unconstitutional to impose a business model on someone else, it ought to be.
Let me know if we can vote on restoring free elections -- that I care about. Without that, everything else is just misdirection by the political insiders. Put 77 back on the ballot and maybe I'll vote on some of the others, but without Prop 77, it might as well be a junior college trustee runoff.
(Cross posted on the Bear Flag Special Election page )
Union dues? Yawn. Don't belong to a union, so what interest is it of mine? Why should I tell some union folks what rules they need to use?
I agree with you that Prop. 77 is the biggest thing on the ballot. That having been said, Union dues is far from a yawn of an issue. Paycheck protection for union workers will result in tens of millions of dollars less to the union bosses each election cycle, union bosses that put such money toward killing good props/candidates, and supporting bad props/candidates. It really is a huge issue.
Posted by: clark smith at July 22, 2005 01:11 AM