Comments on: Propositions http://www.elharo.com/blog/politics/2008/11/03/propositions/ Ranting and Raving Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Davin http://www.elharo.com/blog/politics/2008/11/03/propositions/comment-page-1/#comment-571276 Davin Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:04:00 +0000 http://www.elharo.com/blog/?p=1001617#comment-571276 "Prop 6 does that. Prop 6 goes in the wrong direction." You mean, "Prop <i>5</i> does that", I think? “Prop 6 does that. Prop 6 goes in the wrong direction.”

You mean, “Prop 5 does that”, I think?

]]> By: robert http://www.elharo.com/blog/politics/2008/11/03/propositions/comment-page-1/#comment-570785 robert Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:14:19 +0000 http://www.elharo.com/blog/?p=1001617#comment-570785 Here in Connecticut, the usual gang of idiots (right-wing division) is trying to get us to vote to allow initiatives (by cloaking it as a Constitutional Convention). In the "spirit" of Real Democracy. All of the studies I've read, especially about California, conclude that allowing citizen law making (which is what it is) end up doing two things: instituting the tyranny of the majority, and permitting the voters to create explicitly contradictory laws (taxes may not be raised beyond $X, and the state must provide Y services). Nonsense. Here in Connecticut, the usual gang of idiots (right-wing division) is trying to get us to vote to allow initiatives (by cloaking it as a Constitutional Convention). In the “spirit” of Real Democracy. All of the studies I’ve read, especially about California, conclude that allowing citizen law making (which is what it is) end up doing two things: instituting the tyranny of the majority, and permitting the voters to create explicitly contradictory laws (taxes may not be raised beyond $X, and the state must provide Y services). Nonsense.

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