Get Used to These Numbers: Ballot Measures Assigned

Ah, recycling (0.00 / 0)

Going Back to 1, huh. Interesting choice to go from 99 back down to 1. At least we don't have a Prop 13 this time. I suppose that will be in 2010.

I'm proud to work for Kamala Harris for AG.

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by: Brian Leubitz @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 12:30:05 PM CDT

Yep (0.00 / 0)

Well we had 98 this year.  I think we may get up to 13 for November.

There are going to be a lot of voters who just get fed up with everything and vote no given all of these initiatives they are being asked to weigh in on.

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by: Julia Rosen @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 12:33:44 PM CDT

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Indeed (0.00 / 0)

That's going to be a big obstacle for us HSR...or should I say, Yes on 1 advocates.

The "default no" is a poor approach to politics, more often than not serving right-wing interests. If folks don't like all the initiatives, they should leave that section blank.

You can check out any time you like but you can never leave

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by: Robert Cruickshank @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 12:37:58 PM CDT

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Don't tell that to Markos (0.00 / 0)

Every year, he posts a few "No on all California intiatives" smackdowns on dkos, regardless of the merit of some initiatives.

Disclosure: I work for the Courage Campaign. These opinions are my own and are not necessarily those of my employer.  

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by: Eden James @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 12:50:49 PM CDT

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Yup (0.00 / 0)

I dread his inevitable post this year on that topic.

It doesn't surprise me that he basically endorses an ignorant unilateral disarmament approach to the initiatives.

You can check out any time you like but you can never leave

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by: Robert Cruickshank @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 13:20:08 PM CDT

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I think we can now safely use the word (0.00 / 0)

.........'ignorant' every time The Commander's name comes up.

He's more Republican every year so that does make some sense they being the party of ignorance.

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by: A.Citizen @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 15:03:31 PM CDT

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given the aptitude by the right wing (0.00 / 0)

of getting a ton of these initiatives up every election, both voting asnd not voting can serve their interests. people have to figure out what's good, what's bad, and what's well-intended but maybe not such a good idea.

no short cut. a lot of people google props in the weeks before elections, which is why getting an online argument established early, and properly tagging it, is so key.

other than friends, family and people googling shave baby head" (long story), i'd say it's where most of my traffic comes from.

surf putah, your friendly neighborhood central valley samizdat

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by: wu ming @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 16:49:45 PM CDT

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All aboard! (0.00 / 0)

All aboard the #1 Express! Now leaving, gate 1! The express train to the future....vote YES on 1!

Yeah, it's silly, but I like it.

After 7+ years of Bush, we are all suffering from "accelerated decrepitude."

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by: Pris-LA @ Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 23:46:51 PM CDT

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As I understand it (8.00 / 2)

The plan is to reset every 10 years. We used to reset every 20 years (1978-1998) but at some point that was changed.

Don't hate - no on 8!

You can check out any time you like but you can never leave

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by: Robert Cruickshank @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 12:36:08 PM CDT

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"No"... I think I've got a better version... (0.00 / 0)

No on 8. No on Hate.

(double No's branding the prop and the hate)

Disclosure: I work for the Courage Campaign. These opinions are my own and are not necessarily those of my employer.  

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by: Eden James @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 12:47:25 PM CDT

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or for the kool text-fluent kidz (0.00 / 0)

"no on h8"

surf putah, your friendly neighborhood central valley samizdat

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by: wu ming @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 16:45:21 PM CDT

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alternative (0.00 / 0)

"don't be a h8r"

surf putah, your friendly neighborhood central valley samizdat

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by: wu ming @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 16:50:14 PM CDT

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tagging (0.00 / 0)

We need you go back and tag old posts with "Proposition X"  

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by: Bob Brigham @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 12:48:57 PM CDT

how about you do it? (0.00 / 0)

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by: David Dayen @ Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 15:28:15 PM CDT

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