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My
Recommendations
on the Ballot Initiatives
Proposition 19 - YES
Legalizes
Marijuana Under California
but Not Federal Law. Permits Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Commercial
Production, Distribution, and Sale
of Marijuana. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 20 - YES
Redistricting of
Congressional Districts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Turns over drawing congressional district maps to the people where it
belongs.
Proposition 21 – NO, don’t be fooled; it’s
another tax.
Establishes $18
Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help
Fund State
Parks and Wildlife Programs. Grants
Surcharged Vehicles Free Admission to All State Parks. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 22 – NO, complicated, but NO
Initiative
Constitutional Amendment. It prohibits the State from Borrowing or Taking
Funds Used for Transportation, Redevelopment, or Local Government Projects
and Services, which is good, but… it appears to be another government
scam. It gives a lot more power to local government, local officials, and
redevelopment agencies (corporate welfare dispensers and eminent domain
abusers) who, in light of many recent scandals, appear to be at least as
corrupt as (and way better paid than) state officials. It’s way too
complicated for a Constitutional Amendment (principles should be few) and
will have lots of unintended consequences.
Proposition 23 - YES
Suspends Implementation
of Air Pollution Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major Sources of Emissions to
Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming, Until
Unemployment Drops to 5.5 Percent or Less for Full Year. Initiative Statute.
Stop the Global Warming Final Solutions Act.
Proposition 24 - NO
Repeals Recent Legislation
That Would Allow Businesses to Lower Their Tax Liability. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 25 - NO
Another government scam. Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass Budget and
Budget-Related Legislation from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains
Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. However
they try to sell this, changing the 2/3 vote for anything except a tax cut
would be a mistake.
Proposition 26 - YES
Requires That
Certain State and Local Fees Be Approved by Two-Thirds Vote. Fees Include
Those That Address Adverse Impacts on Society or the Environment Caused by
the Fee-Payer's Business. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Proposition 27 - NO
Eliminates State
Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting with
Elected Representatives. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and
Statute. The political hacks
put this on the ballot to stop the people from drawing their Legislative and
Congressional districts – don’t let them !
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