I wish there more results available for California propositions. All I can find are 85 (Parental notification - being defeated) and 87. (Alternative energy - is defeated) Maybe the next update will have some more of them.
Looking at some results from other states is fun. Arizona voted to make English the “official” language. Brilliant! This will do absolutely nothing for anyone. Unless it would mean the end of those irritating instruction manuals that are printed in 4 or 5 languages. I always pick the German or Portuguese page for some reason. And Arizonans decided not to take a chance on winning a million dollars every time they voted when they defeated the Voter Lottery proposition. Surprisingly, a lot of states had propositions to raise the minimum wage and they were all successful. Republicans have to be gnashing their teeth over that one! Really important stuff, like Same Sex Marriage was defeated everywhere.
And I just read that Peter Camejo received 88 other votes, besides mine, in Glenn County. So there’s hope! Also, most of the big bond issues are passing in California… giving us a debt of astronomical proportions. After all, why should we pay for the stuff we need. Our kids can pay for it; or our grandkids. Whatever!
Arizona also banned smoking in all public areas !YEA!!! Good for the restaurant service staff's health and everyone elses too. There was also another non-smoking proposition on the ballot sponsored by the tobacco companies. It was a very transparent attempt to water down any non smoking laws and was soundly defeated. The English as the "official language" was ridiculous. It is as if people were afraid that in Arizona there was a movement to change the state language to some other language, so we better vote that language to be English! I agree, they voted for nothing. It even stated that all ballots and federal forms will not be affected by this, as there are federal laws that cover most govenment forms. I voted against the measure. It was only another "thing" that tries to divide people.
ReplyDeleteSomeday all of the states will "get it" and the tobacco companies will have to seriously re-think their business model.
ReplyDeleteI can't find out (yet) what is happening with California's big tax hike proposal for tobacco...hopefully it will pass.