What's the ugliest proposition on you local/state ballots?

[blondeatlast]

Arizona has one to stop "preference" given to women and minority students and faculty, publicly supported by--wait for it--Russell Pearce, the man who brought us the despicable AZ SB 1070.

Ballotpedia entry for AZ Prop 107:
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Arizona_Civil_Rights_Amendment,_Proposition_107_(2010)

Have I metioned lately how much I loathe ballot props which are, IMHO, designed to get the most ill-informed voters to the polls so that the worst candidates can win? Not to mention allowing the worst, most controversial legislation to become law without harming state legislature candidates?

:mad:

[itsrobert]

1. Meg Whitman

oh, thought I read prostitution.

[begin_within]

2. Prop 23 on California ballots is an attempt by Big Oil to stop reductions of greenhouse gases

[lunatica]

6. 'Suspend implementation of air pollution control laws'

Yup. Pretty despicable

[blondeatlast]

11. That such things made it to the ballot is appalling in itself. nt

[Esse Quam Videri]

3. 60, 61 and 101

These three would totally destroy Colorado. Basically eliminating funding for any public works project (roads, bridges, schools, libraries, fire stations....etc.) These measures are so awful that even regularly repug leaning organizations have come out against them.

[Hannah Bell]

5. OMG. are they being discussed? i've not read anything about that.

[Esse Quam Videri]

19. There have been a few discussions on DU

about 60, 61 and 101. If these pass I will seriously begin looking to move out of state. A conservative estimate of jobs that will be lost is 70,000. These jobs would include firemen, police, teachers, librarians and construction workers.
I work in construction and my industry would be decimated.

[blondeatlast]

23. I wish we could just let them have just one state of ther own

to have their Randian Utopia and let Darwinism have at it.

[blondeatlast]

9. Holy crap. Ugh. nt

[canoeist52]

4. MA 1,2,3

Question 1 would take away state money for drug and alcohol treatment by ending the tax on alcohol.

Question 2 would take away opportunities for affordable housing across Massachusetts by eliminating the main affordable housing law.

Question 3 would take away more than $2.5 billion from our schools, parks, roads, youth programs, and services for seniors by reducing the sales tax from 6.25% to 3%.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Eliminating the Earnings Tax

It's 40% of the city's revenue.

[CrispyQ]

8. Colorado, amendment 62 - applies the term "Person" to criminalize all abortion.

This has been on our ballot before. These jerks are not going to give up.

[madamesilverspurs]

22. Ken Buck endorsed this, then changed his stance

saying that he hadn't 'understood' all the ramifications. Most recently he has unendorsed his unendorsement, attempting to present himself as neutral. But he sticks to his insistence that rape and/or incest are not sufficient justification for abortion.

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[MissB]

10. Mandatory minimums for sex crimes.

Written so vaguely that a 15 year old busted for sexting could get 25 years in an adult prison.

It was written by Kevin Mannix, so it's a no-brainer vote of "NO".

[depakid]

17. And as usual with no way to pay for it other than to cut schools and services

Mannix is truly a sick and obsessed individual.

[Warpy]

12. NM is shockingly businesslike

considering the gunfire and knifeplay that occasionally breaks out at political meetings out here. Most of the ballots concern school taxes and initiatives for major road and bridge construction.

While it's an obvious wild west state, it's Democratic and Democrats generally don't stand for that nonsense.

[Catshrink]

13. That's the one I was going to mention.

It's pretty despicable.

BTW - I have seen very very few Glassman signs but signs for Manuel Cruz - State Mine Inspector - are all over the place. What's up with Glassman?

[blondeatlast]

14. k

[HuckleB]

15. Measure 75: The Oregon Job Growth Education And Communities Fund Act, Part II.

Cascadia Journal said it better than I could...

"Don’t you just love the people who write some of these ballot measure titles who try to hide the real meaning of the measure. Does anything in that title tell you that the point of this measure is to build exactly one privately-operated gambling casino in Multnomah County and nowhere else? Does it mention that the supporters are the one company that would operate the casino? And did we mention that it is unconstitutional to do this? Thank goodness for the ballot initiative in Oregon, where we can attempt to pass something, even if it’s illegal. Besides, you might wonder whatever happened to Part 1!)"

http://cascadiajournal.com/2010/09/2010-oregon-ballot-measures/

Ugh.

:mad: :puke: :argh: :crazy: :grr: :thumbsdown: :cry: :banghead:

[fizzgig]

16. colorado's been covered already

but the personhood one pisses me off especially. a similar one went down by a 2-1 margin in 2008, so i'm not too worried, but it makes me nuts that shit like that is getting on the ballot here.

[SargeUNN]

18. Jan Brewer running for Governor, oh proposition

Brewer and proposition some how go together but I digress. I agree prop. 107 is the most hideous.

[Bluenorthwest]

20. Art Robinson

[uppityperson]

21. Putting L&I insurance into private ins without much checks, limitations.