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PSA: CA Progressive Voter Guide
This is a great quick guide to the recommendations of a variety of progressive groups, including the CA Dem Party.
Re: PSA: CA Progressive Voter Guide
I think this guide is crap when it comes to prop 11.
They call it "biased redistricting." BIASED redistricting?
Bullshit.
Bullshit
Bullshit.
Currently, the state legislature is allowed to draw their own district lines. Every 10 years the big wigs of the parties literally get together in a back room and decide who gets to have a district and who gets "drawn out." It is so clearly unethical, so clearly a conflict of interest, and so clearly undemocratic.
Prop 11 takes this sweetheart deal away from the legislators and gives it to an independent (read: not biased) panel to redraw the lines after the census. Good god, how could this not make any more sense?
Okay, true, the Dems and "progressives" are pissed that this may result in some Dems losing seats, but hello, IT'S THE DEMOCRATIC THING TO DO. And the Dems have had so much freaking power in the state capitol for so long that they cry "foul" when their undemocratic way of doing things is challenged. I say, how completely stupid do they think we are?
/end rant
Also the guide happily signs off on some massive new spending props. Boo. Where the f*ck do they think this money comes from?
I love the Dems, but CA Dems, need a wake up call.
I was wondering what the deal was on that, I haven't gotten that far in my voter guide yet. I appreciate the rant ;-)
This is part of why I'm not the biggest fan of props. Each side makes such vitriolic arguments, it's hard for an informed voter like myself to cut through the spin. I can't imagine what the average voter bases their decision on. Gropus like these help wade through the muck, but when they're biased too, there's no source left to turn to (short of a law degree).
I'm torn on spending. It's something I feel like I should be mad about, but I can't get that worked up about it. High speed rail could really rock (although it wont solve any serious problems), children's hospitals could be hurt by a downturn in the economy (although Stanford doesn't look like it's hurting any). We vote on the South Bay BART expansion too.
This is really silly, but I almost feel like there's plenty of people to bag on spending, I'm left enough of center that should vote for things we need regardless of cost.