tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post145144503140561860..comments2023-12-08T12:50:34.303-08:00Comments on W.C. Varones: Varones Voters' Guide to the 2010 California PropositionsW.C. Varoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-66990957498738198962010-10-03T19:47:52.283-07:002010-10-03T19:47:52.283-07:00"If you don't like the lines the Legislat..."If you don't like the lines the Legislature draws, you can vote their asses out of office."<br /><br />Yeah, how has that worked out the last decade? Legislators of both parties draw districts where they have such huge majorities that they can't lose.<br /><br />Look at the percentage of incumbents who lost in California Assembly, State Senate, and Congressional races over the past 10 years. It's almost zero. Even in this tidal wave election year, the vast majority of the bums will be re-elected because they created voter-proof districts.<br /><br />Your position is so naive I think you must be a shill for the politicians.W.C. Varoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-46126467810554725822010-10-03T19:33:35.561-07:002010-10-03T19:33:35.561-07:00Your position on gerrymandering is stupid. You th...Your position on gerrymandering is stupid. You think a Star Chamber superduper committee of czars is a better way to go? Haven't you had ENOUGH of czars and superpowerful committees -- that have absolutely zero ultimate accountability?<br /><br />If you don't like the lines the Legislature draws, you can vote their asses out of office. You can protest in the streets, and legislators who fear being voted out will pay attention. What attention do you suppose an appointed committee of retired Democratic judges is going to pay?<br /><br />The political process is the ONLY check on government power. You should *want* the Legislature drawing the districts, because these are the only people who you can influence through, e.g. phone calls and letters, donations (or withholding donations), and your votes. No one else will need to pay attention -- and they won't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-76907679720483494252010-09-29T16:37:14.583-07:002010-09-29T16:37:14.583-07:00Anonymous,
Referring to carbon dioxide as "p...Anonymous,<br /><br />Referring to carbon dioxide as "pollution" is intellectually dishonest. It's what you exhale, and it's what plants need to breathe.<br /><br />If you think the public good is better served by regulating the crap out of anything that moves, then make that argument...but don't hide the ball under manipulative spin words like "unchecked" and "pollution."W.C. Varoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-39340541509181845032010-09-29T16:22:52.084-07:002010-09-29T16:22:52.084-07:00Referring to AB32 (re: prop 23) as an "energy...Referring to AB32 (re: prop 23) as an "energy tax" is intellectually dishonest. It is a regulation designed to protect the public, not a tax. If you're cited for a traffic violation is that a speeding tax?<br /><br />If you think the public good is better served by allowing unchecked pollution, and you think global warming is cool or doesn't exist, then make that argument...but don't hind the ball under manipulative spin words like "draconian" and "tax."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-23097354458849752752010-09-29T14:27:25.567-07:002010-09-29T14:27:25.567-07:00Great job on this, WCV. Since I don't leave th...Great job on this, WCV. Since I don't leave the state until October, this will be my last vote as a Californian.<br /><br />I support Prop 19 BUT I'm worried that as soon as there are $$$$$s attached to weed, the govt will find some way to muck it all up for those who genuinely do need their "medicine" and small-time growers. This may actually end up causing MORE judicial traffic as they come down on the little guys who just want to grow but refuse to pay taxes to do so. You know how it goes, homie.Jr Deputy Accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886649539758133191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-91218467315679143072010-09-29T09:44:07.245-07:002010-09-29T09:44:07.245-07:00Vote NO on Proposition 27! Protect the previously...Vote NO on Proposition 27! Protect the previously passed redistricting reform.<br /><br />Which self-serving California politicians and their party are apparently afraid of free and fair elections?<br /><br />CHART: Members of Congress Supporting Prop. 27<br />http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5rRK95eUfl_mMv7VDhroZA<br /><br />CHART: California Legislators Supporting Prop. 27<br />http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kSlmzhjkJO1HmjI-4kr2yQ<br /><br />Which special interests are protecting their multi-million dollar investments in California's politicians?<br /><br />http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yZF1GOcrcr_R5_umu6rPfw<br /><br />Which well-connected big-money donors, many from out of state, are funding Proposition 27?<br /><br />http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/irNzPYoCZfYe6mlT53qy6Q<br /><br />How are they inter-related and what does this reveal about these politicians and their party?<br /><br />Those funding Proposition 27 should be ashamed of their efforts that stand in the way of free and fair democratic elections!<br /><br />Proposition 27 Revealed!<br />http://soquelbythecreek.blogspot.com/2010/09/proposition-27-revealed.htmlSoquel by the Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982496379450866613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-61324122962630182102010-09-29T04:52:24.385-07:002010-09-29T04:52:24.385-07:00SRS,
If the unions are supporting it and it would...SRS,<br /><br />If the unions are supporting it and it would allow Democrats to pass budgets unilaterally, I'm pretty sure they'll find a way to raise taxes. <br /><br />Look at the weaselly games they've been playing the last few years trying to call everything a "fee" instead of a tax.<br /><br />Give these crooks an inch and they'll take a mile.W.C. Varoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-13453601830338616602010-09-29T01:29:24.049-07:002010-09-29T01:29:24.049-07:00The war on drugs is one of the biggest factors con...The war on drugs is one of the biggest factors contributing to the growth of government overreach into the lives of private citizen's.<br /><br />Vote YES on Prop 19.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-43358017272619345992010-09-28T22:33:20.311-07:002010-09-28T22:33:20.311-07:00"Prop 25 - No. Makes it easier for legislatur..."Prop 25 - No. Makes it easier for legislature to raise taxes by removing 2/3 requirement."<br /><br />This is false.<br /><br />Prop 25 only changes the 2/3 requirement to pass a budget. It leaves in place the 2/3 requirement to raise taxes.<br /><br />There was CA appellate court ruling that said explicitly that Prop 25 is not about taxes.SRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873857928936125319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-4965215390582244772010-09-28T21:17:53.587-07:002010-09-28T21:17:53.587-07:00Excellent summaries!Excellent summaries!SarahBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201948440490000538noreply@blogger.com