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[8manpick]

I'm pretty sure Salina has something on the ballot requesting permission to discriminate against gay people.

This is true.   FYI, the county passed ordinance to STOP discrimination based on sexual orientation, previously.  The vote today is for an ordinance that would repeal the existing ordinance.

Didn't mhk do/try to do this recently?

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I'm pretty sure Salina has something on the ballot requesting permission to discriminate against gay people.

This is true.   FYI, the county passed ordinance to STOP discrimination based on sexual orientation, previously.  The vote today is for an ordinance that would repeal the existing ordinance.

Didn't mhk do/try to do this recently?

Yes, pretty sure it passed

[michigancat]

johnson, not the incumbant dem senator, dem asian military guy us rep, various coinpick local 'pubs, yes on gov's tax hike, yes on 2 yr budget, yes on limiting union pol influence, yes on abolishing death penalty, yes on ammend 3 strikes, yes on gmo labels, no on the other tax hike, yes on tax out of state business, yes on local libraries funding.

can't recall the other ballot initiatives i either voted for or against, but i love them all.  love voting on stuff.

Gov's tax hike is a sham, none of the $6 billion will make it to children - it will go into an account labeled for education and right out the other end to the general fund, and if it doesn't pass, he won't cut any money to schools.

yeah, I voted no on that hike. The school ads were hella misleading. (<-local term)

Was the union deduction issue just that people could voluntarily submit paperwork to have it deducted by payroll or are California districts closed shops?  As a right-to-work state I think the payroll deduction is a good counter-balance.  Unions will be completely irrelevant if they aren't.  It is mostly a small dedicated group that negotiates now with little to no input from the majority other than a pro-forma vote on the negotiated agreement, with massive disinterest.  If it goes away and people vote to dissolve the union, working conditions, salary, benefits will all be significantly worse.

The prop allows union workers to opt in if they want automatic payroll deduction for the purpose of campaign contributions. Same for corporate employees. Basically allows all employees to contribute to anybody they wish or not at all. Pretty simple. Unions are freaking out because it could allow for a more balanced government in CA that is now basically owned a and run by the unions.

Yeah if it is expanding the right, that is fine.  I mean I think charities and interest groups should have free reign at tax time and on payrolls.  It is convenient and proven to increase donations.

Um, that's not what it's doing. It's saying dues collected via payroll deduction can't be used for political donation. There are other parts, too:

http://www.kcet.org/news/ballotbrief/elections2012/propositions/prop-32-cheat-sheet-political-contributions-by-payroll.html

[Stevesie60]

I voted yes on taxing people who buy cigarettes to fund $200+ million in education.

Seemed like a win/win.

They are just going to take the original $200M that went to schools, and use this new $200M for schools so that schools still receive nothing more than $200M, but every politician involved will get a new boat/

Eh, but it may still cause people to pay more to smoke, which I'm happy about in a cruel sort of way.

This is a tax on the poor, and I don't believe it will help education, yet it will take more money from a group of people (smokers) made up mostly of a lower income demographic. 

No.

The poor shouldn't be spending that much money on cigarettes.

Smoking cigarettes has bad consequences anyway.  If people choose to do so they pay with their bodies.  Let the smokers be. 

This is cancer loving at it's finest.

[Tobias]

I'm voting for Dukakis

[Mr Bread]

Nothing more 'merican than votin' on stuff we're ignorant about. 

[CNS]

Bread, you would have loved the folks around me in line at the poll today.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

I'm pretty sure Salina has something on the ballot requesting permission to discriminate against gay people.

This is true.   FYI, the county passed ordinance to STOP discrimination based on sexual orientation, previously.  The vote today is for an ordinance that would repeal the existing ordinance.

 

[puniraptor]

I'm pretty sure Salina has something on the ballot requesting permission to discriminate against gay people.

This is true.   FYI, the county passed ordinance to STOP discrimination based on sexual orientation, previously.  The vote today is for an ordinance that would repeal the existing ordinance.

 

I wonder if there were interesting unexpected consequences or just an unexpected amount of bigotry.

[Johnny Wichita]

No on Flouride (suck it MIR). 

Yes for boats.  Who gives a crap. 

I may or may not have voted for the Libertarian comedian that changed his name to Thomas Jefferson.  Great move on his part.  Big Thomas Jefferson fan here.  Have you been to Monticello?  It's breathtaking. 

JW's prediction is that Romney is going to win. 

[Kat Kid]

Re: micat

that sounds like a bad law.  If anything, should expand that right, not restrict it.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Re: micat

that sounds like a bad law.  If anything, should expand that right, not restrict it.

It's giving the right back to the individuals. Right now, money is literally stolen from union members and they don't have the choice of who they support, or if they even want to support anyone. I would think you would be in favor of individual rights.

[sys]

Re: micat

that sounds like a bad law.  If anything, should expand that right, not restrict it.

public sector unions are literally bankrupting ca cities, kk (not alone, but a big part of the reason).  these are not the weak, flabby little grain state unions you see around you.


i'm kinda sympathetic to the individual's right argument too.

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No on Flouride (suck it MIR). 

It was the phone calls, right?

[Johnny Wichita]

No on Flouride (suck it MIR). 

It was the phone calls, right?

No.  I didn't get any. 

I've never had a cavity.  With NO fluoride.  Can you believe it?  But seriously, I assume this is mostly a poor person problem.  And if I can help be a part of something that causes them more pain and suffering, great.   

[p1k3]

Re: micat

that sounds like a bad law.  If anything, should expand that right, not restrict it.

public sector unions are literally bankrupting ca cities, kk (not alone, but a big part of the reason).  these are not the weak, flabby little grain state unions you see around you.


i'm kinda sympathetic to the individual's right argument too.

and the private unions are killing all the grocery stores. What a lol fest that state is. Wal Mart is just like

[Trim]

No on Flouride (suck it MIR). 

It was the phone calls, right?

No.  I didn't get any. 

I've never had a cavity.  With NO fluoride.  Can you believe it?  But seriously, I assume this is mostly a poor person problem.  And if I can help be a part of something that causes them more pain and suffering, great.   

Can you go put that on facebook so that I can then post it in the hometown facebook posts thread?  T-Y.

[Johnny Wichita]

     <---  Trim and JW laughing are asses off at gross, poor people. 

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Re: micat

that sounds like a bad law.  If anything, should expand that right, not restrict it.

public sector unions are literally bankrupting ca cities, kk (not alone, but a big part of the reason).  these are not the weak, flabby little grain state unions you see around you.


i'm kinda sympathetic to the individual's right argument too.

Some large cities are spending more than half their budgets on retirement benefits. There is a retired librarian here in San Diego pulling down 120K a year. We recently managed to vote for new employees getting 401K retirements, but the mayors race today will decide whether or not the current employee benefits will be reformed.

[MakeItRain]

I'm pretty sure Salina has something on the ballot requesting permission to discriminate against gay people.

This is true.   FYI, the county passed ordinance to STOP discrimination based on sexual orientation, previously.  The vote today is for an ordinance that would repeal the existing ordinance.

same for Hutchinson.  The ballot option in Hutchinson is exactly the opposite as it is in Salina.  n one of the cities a yes vote abolishes the gay rights ordinance a yes vote in the other city affirms its gay rights ordinance.

[Tobias]

I'm pretty sure Salina has something on the ballot requesting permission to discriminate against gay people.

This is true.   FYI, the county passed ordinance to STOP discrimination based on sexual orientation, previously.  The vote today is for an ordinance that would repeal the existing ordinance.

coworker strolled in this morning, all proud because he voted "yes" so "they stop shoving gays down our throat".  i had fun mocking the crap out of him the rest of the day after i was done at him for being a dumbass and voting opposite of what he intended

[wetwillie]

I'm pretty sure Salina has something on the ballot requesting permission to discriminate against gay people.

This is true.   FYI, the county passed ordinance to STOP discrimination based on sexual orientation, previously.  The vote today is for an ordinance that would repeal the existing ordinance.

coworker strolled in this morning, all proud because he voted "yes" so "they stop shoving gays down our throat".  i had fun mocking the crap out of him the rest of the day after i was done at him for being a dumbass and voting opposite of what he intended

He voted yes to repeal the ordinance which is what he intended

[Tobias]

I'm pretty sure Salina has something on the ballot requesting permission to discriminate against gay people.

This is true.   FYI, the county passed ordinance to STOP discrimination based on sexual orientation, previously.  The vote today is for an ordinance that would repeal the existing ordinance.

coworker strolled in this morning, all proud because he voted "yes" so "they stop shoving gays down our throat".  i had fun mocking the crap out of him the rest of the day after i was done at him for being a dumbass and voting opposite of what he intended

He voted yes to repeal the ordinance which is what he intended

i meant "no" but am a dumbass (i even have a freaking yard sign, wow) - i started replying to MIR's post first

[kim carnes]

todd akin is whipping ass

[CNS]

Kansas disgusts me often.  Civil rights regression.  As Kansas As You Think.