Comments on: Special election next Tuesday connects to Prop 8 http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rizzo http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44251 rizzo Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:15:41 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44251 Curren Price is not "the only leading candidate who supports same sex marriage". While I am not familiar with all of the candidates I do know that Jonathan Friedman has always strongly supported same sex marriage. His stance on the subject can be found here: http://friedman4senate.com/uploads/issues/civilrights.pdf Curren Price is not “the only leading candidate who supports same sex marriage”.

While I am not familiar with all of the candidates I do know that Jonathan Friedman has always strongly supported same sex marriage.

His stance on the subject can be found here:
http://friedman4senate.com/uploads/issues/civilrights.pdf

]]> By: rdm24 http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44250 rdm24 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:50:12 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44250 The initiative process has made our state ungovernable. We have term limits so strict that our assembly is powerless next to lobbyists. We have an unworkable 2/3rds majority requirement for a budget. We make medical decisions (like abortion and medical marijuana) based on popular will, not medical advice. We have Prop 13, bankrupting our state. We have unfunded spending mandates, further bankrupting our state. We lock up 85% of the budget through ballot initiatives, tell the assembly that they can't raise taxes, they can't cut spending and then complain they can't get a balanced budget. The initiative process is complete garbage that wrongly assumes we have an educated, engaged electorate. The initiative process has made our state ungovernable. We have term limits so strict that our assembly is powerless next to lobbyists. We have an unworkable 2/3rds majority requirement for a budget. We make medical decisions (like abortion and medical marijuana) based on popular will, not medical advice. We have Prop 13, bankrupting our state. We have unfunded spending mandates, further bankrupting our state. We lock up 85% of the budget through ballot initiatives, tell the assembly that they can’t raise taxes, they can’t cut spending and then complain they can’t get a balanced budget.

The initiative process is complete garbage that wrongly assumes we have an educated, engaged electorate.

]]> By: rdm24 http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44249 rdm24 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:44:53 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44249 Frazgo, Prop 8 is PROOF that the porocess is broken. If there was a baby in that bathwater, it died a long time ago. Frazgo, Prop 8 is PROOF that the porocess is broken. If there was a baby in that bathwater, it died a long time ago.

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44248 frazgo Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:40:07 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44248 Mike, I absolutely don't want the initiative process removed or taken away from us. It gives us the regular folks a chance to control our environment when the bums in Sac won't act how we want. Prop 8 was an abomination but we still can't toss out a good process just because a bad one makes it through. The bad ones the supreme court steps in and fixes or removes which is what I hope happens with 8. Mike, I absolutely don’t want the initiative process removed or taken away from us. It gives us the regular folks a chance to control our environment when the bums in Sac won’t act how we want.

Prop 8 was an abomination but we still can’t toss out a good process just because a bad one makes it through. The bad ones the supreme court steps in and fixes or removes which is what I hope happens with 8.

]]> By: Mike Winder http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44247 Mike Winder Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:38:21 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44247 And by the way, I'm all for overturning Prop 8, so yes everybody, please vote. But I just don't think it's right that Prop 8 ever made it on to the ballot in the first place. Methinks we need a tad more oversight in this state. And by the way, I’m all for overturning Prop 8, so yes everybody, please vote. But I just don’t think it’s right that Prop 8 ever made it on to the ballot in the first place. Methinks we need a tad more oversight in this state.

]]> By: Mike Winder http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44246 Mike Winder Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:30:51 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44246 Can we please have a special election to overturn special elections? And while we're at it, let's sponsor a ballot initiative to to throw out the ballot initiative process. Can we please have a special election to overturn special elections? And while we’re at it, let’s sponsor a ballot initiative to to throw out the ballot initiative process.

]]> By: fatpinkchicken http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44245 fatpinkchicken Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:18:13 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44245 Districts are drawn so oddly. I'm not in this district but people on my street are. I just happen to live in a small notch carved out on 7th street. I'm telling my friend/neighbor to vote, though, and going phone banking in Silver Lake. Districts are drawn so oddly. I’m not in this district but people on my street are. I just happen to live in a small notch carved out on 7th street. I’m telling my friend/neighbor to vote, though, and going phone banking in Silver Lake.

]]> By: WILL CAMPBELL http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44244 WILL CAMPBELL Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:12:46 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44244 There are three frontrunners as I see it at this point: Price, Mike Davis and Robert Cole in a field of something like 8 candidates. Odds are we'll have a run-off in May, my guess would be between two of these three. There are three frontrunners as I see it at this point: Price, Mike Davis and Robert Cole in a field of something like 8 candidates. Odds are we’ll have a run-off in May, my guess would be between two of these three.

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/03/19/special-election-next-tuesday-connects-to-prop-8/comment-page-1/#comment-44243 frazgo Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:50:02 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23429#comment-44243 No probs Chal. Glad you could use. My message to everyone. Just VOTE! No probs Chal. Glad you could use.

My message to everyone. Just VOTE!

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