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As it gets closer to the November election, more and more propositions are being qualified for the ballot. Most notably is Prop. 8 (pdf), something that's been talked about for a couple months now. It's the state constitution amendment change that would limit marriage in California, effectively stopping the same-sex marriages that have just begun.
Amends the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: The measure would have no fiscal effect on state or local governments. This is because there would be no change to the manner in which marriages are currently recognized by the state. (Initiative 07-0068.)
Other propositions Californians will be voting on include high-speed trains (Prop 1), redistricting (Prop 11), two on renewable energy (Props 7 & 10), parental notification for abortions in minors (Prop 4) and treatment of farm animals (Prop 2).
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I recently had a phone call from a person who was allegedly conducting a survey on Prop 10.
What stood out for me in this "survey" was that the caller kept mentioning negative aspects of prop 10 and repeatedly asked me if that changed my mind and whether I would still vote yes on it.
So, voters beware of phone surveys, this one seemed more like anti Prop 10 propaganda to me.
Good post Zach. Thanks for providing the link to The Secretary of State's website. Thanks for keeping us informed.
jrb, sounds like a case of push polling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_polling
why are people so against prop 4?
its ridiculous that you need a parental notification if the child is going on a field trip, going to the dentist, ditches class, but when having an abortion they don't need to? laws similar to this are enforced in many states, and whats wrong with kids having DIALOGUE with their parents? wouldn't you want to know if your kid had an abortion? ignoring/hiding the problem doesn't make it go away. we always talk about how kids don't know any better/etc. and how would they know if we dont' talk to them?
it's destroying our sense of personal responsibility. we bitch about how corporations don't care about the environment/consumers, and we do the same thing.
"why are people so against prop 4?"
I'm against prop 4 because of the dangers teens would face from illegal backroom abortions, performed by some one with no license to practice medicine.
In a perfect world all teens would be able to talk to their parents about premarital sex, or an unintended pregnancy. In a perfect world the teen would have known enough to insist her partner use a condom and she wouldn't have gotten pregnant in the first place.
But we don't lived in a perfect world, and a mistake should not end up costing a young woman her life.