This year there are 18 propositions on the California ballot. I feel about them as follows:
51-No. Bond for school construction. This proposition would basically give bond money to rich school districts while neglecting poor ones. It is sponsored by the construction industry.
52-Meh. Something to do with Medi-Cal fees. This one is hard to figure out, and the legislators should have worked it out for themselves. They're abrogating responsibility, the bastards.
53-No. Requires voter approval on all projects over $2 Billion in cost. Tom McClintock thinks it's a good idea, which means it's a very, very bad one.
54-Yes. Requires the legislature to record themselves in public meetings, and not vote on things without putting them on the internet. This is a good idea for transparency. More transparency is ALWAYS good.
55-Yes. Tax on rich people. Rich people will not leave California. It is too beautiful. Nobody who has a choice wants to leave. It's never humid, and people are mostly nice.
56-Meh. Increase in tobacco taxes. On the one hand, tobacco taxes are regressive as fuck. On the other hand, tobacco taxes do marcinally lower tobacco consumption. Way less people smoke tobacco in California, which is one of the best things about the place.
57-Yes. Reduction in peopel sent to jail for nonviolent crime. This would basically allow more folks to get diversion programs and probation instead of jail for nonviolent crimes. This is, on balance, a good thing. It will help keep communities together, and reduce crime.
58-Yes. Bilingual education. Bilingual education is, on balance, probably good for kids whose home language is other than English.
59-Meh. Overturning Citizens United. This is an advisory question, nothing will happen, and it clogs up the ballot pointlessly. On the other hand, overturning Citizens United is probably good.
60-No. Condoms in porn. I don't know why these motherfuckers keep coming for the many good jobs on both sides of the camera in the Porn industry, but they do, and it's fucked up.
61-Yes. Drug Prices. This would make it so that the state hospitals bought drugs at the VA price or not at all. That seems good.
62-Fuck Yes. Death Penalty Repeal. This would repeal the death penalty. The only thing that should be getting the death penalty in our imperfect world today is the motherfucking Baylor football program.
63-Yes. Background checks to buy ammo. If I had my druthers, they'd also slap a $1000/bullet tax on ammo.
64-Fuck Yes. Legal Marijuana. It's embarrassing that legal marijuana lost last time. Don't let that happen again.
65-No. Grocery bag fee. This would prevent the grocery bag ban and fee from going into place. Don't do that.
66-No. Removal of due process rights. This would remove constitutionally protected Due Process rights from individuals. That is always bad.
67-Yes. Ban on plastic bags. Do this before every speck of ocean is plasticized.
51-No. Bond for school construction. This proposition would basically give bond money to rich school districts while neglecting poor ones. It is sponsored by the construction industry.
52-Meh. Something to do with Medi-Cal fees. This one is hard to figure out, and the legislators should have worked it out for themselves. They're abrogating responsibility, the bastards.
53-No. Requires voter approval on all projects over $2 Billion in cost. Tom McClintock thinks it's a good idea, which means it's a very, very bad one.
54-Yes. Requires the legislature to record themselves in public meetings, and not vote on things without putting them on the internet. This is a good idea for transparency. More transparency is ALWAYS good.
55-Yes. Tax on rich people. Rich people will not leave California. It is too beautiful. Nobody who has a choice wants to leave. It's never humid, and people are mostly nice.
56-Meh. Increase in tobacco taxes. On the one hand, tobacco taxes are regressive as fuck. On the other hand, tobacco taxes do marcinally lower tobacco consumption. Way less people smoke tobacco in California, which is one of the best things about the place.
57-Yes. Reduction in peopel sent to jail for nonviolent crime. This would basically allow more folks to get diversion programs and probation instead of jail for nonviolent crimes. This is, on balance, a good thing. It will help keep communities together, and reduce crime.
58-Yes. Bilingual education. Bilingual education is, on balance, probably good for kids whose home language is other than English.
59-Meh. Overturning Citizens United. This is an advisory question, nothing will happen, and it clogs up the ballot pointlessly. On the other hand, overturning Citizens United is probably good.
60-No. Condoms in porn. I don't know why these motherfuckers keep coming for the many good jobs on both sides of the camera in the Porn industry, but they do, and it's fucked up.
61-Yes. Drug Prices. This would make it so that the state hospitals bought drugs at the VA price or not at all. That seems good.
62-Fuck Yes. Death Penalty Repeal. This would repeal the death penalty. The only thing that should be getting the death penalty in our imperfect world today is the motherfucking Baylor football program.
63-Yes. Background checks to buy ammo. If I had my druthers, they'd also slap a $1000/bullet tax on ammo.
64-Fuck Yes. Legal Marijuana. It's embarrassing that legal marijuana lost last time. Don't let that happen again.
65-No. Grocery bag fee. This would prevent the grocery bag ban and fee from going into place. Don't do that.
66-No. Removal of due process rights. This would remove constitutionally protected Due Process rights from individuals. That is always bad.
67-Yes. Ban on plastic bags. Do this before every speck of ocean is plasticized.
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