The Next Ballot Proposition Should Be Very Carefully Written.

tekisui

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Tue May-26-09 02:02 PM
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The Next Ballot Proposition Should Be Very Carefully Written.

The CA Court's decision today basically said it is up to the people to amend the easily amendable CA Constitution. The next ballot initiative, which will certainly be the effort to reclaim marriage equality, should be carefully worded to protect it from being attacked again. If done properly it could be enacted with constitutional safeguards against another balloted reversal.

Is there a site that shows the language being worked on currently?

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FreeState

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Tue May-26-09 02:07 PM
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1. There are two that have been approved for signature gatherers...

Here is a post that describes both:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=221x123792

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tekisui

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Tue May-26-09 02:08 PM
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3. Thanks, I am going to take a close look at those.

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xchrom

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Tue May-26-09 02:08 PM
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2. we need to get marriage equality done -- and we need

to get RID of the intiative process.

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Mythsaje

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Tue May-26-09 02:13 PM
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4. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

Make USE of the Initiative Process to the fullest extent possible first.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5721834&mesg_id=5721834

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xchrom

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Tue May-26-09 02:15 PM
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5. for every one good law the mob will enact -- it will pass three bad ones.

that not with standing -- i would hold back til i got publicly financed election campaigns

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Mythsaje

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Tue May-26-09 02:20 PM
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6. I agree--we've got Eyman here... He's an idiot.

But if we could use that to lever REAL campaign finance reform into place... It would be a BIG win.

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xchrom

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Tue May-26-09 02:24 PM
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7. but then you have to get rid of the intiative process after --

so the mob can't over turn themselves.

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Mythsaje

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Tue May-26-09 02:28 PM
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8. It's too bad--they could be a force for good.

The media circus fucks that up but good...

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xchrom

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Tue May-26-09 02:29 PM
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9. they could -- they sure could. nt

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