Voting in the Nov 2004 Elections
Oct 30, 2004, 2:46p
Here's how I'm planning to vote in the 2004 November Federal, California, and Local elections. Some of these are complicated, but this is based on the best understanding I have so far:
FEDERAL AND STATE
* President and VP - DAVID COBB & PAT LA MARCHE, Green (focused on universal health care, education, a living wage, sustainable development)
* US Senator - MARSHA FEINLAND, Peace & Freedom (focused on good education, universal health care, less aggressive foreign policy, human capital and community - see candidate statement)
* US Representative - ELLEN TAUSCHER, Democratic
* State Senator (D 7) - TOM TORLAKSON, Democratic
* State Assembly (D 15) - ELAINE SHAW, Democratic
CALIFORNIA BALLOT MEASURES (PROPOSITIONS)
1A - YES (protect local revenues)
59 - YES (increase public access to govt meetings)
60 - NO (tough one - voted for 62 instead)
60A - YES (revenue from sale of excess land used to pay off bonds)
61 - NO (don't need more debt to remodel hospitals, as long as they work)
62 - YES (would increase moderate candidates on general ballot)
63 - YES (tax rich to expand mental health services)
64 - YES (if I see someone doing something wrong, I should be able to sue them even if I don't suffer any loss)
65 - NO (no one is supporting this anymore - 1A replaces this)
66 - YES (limit three strikes to violent and serious crimes)
67 - YES (we need to keep our ERs up and running)
68 - NO (no longer supported by anyone)
69 - NO (we don't need a DNA library of all felons)
70 - NO (native american should not have to pay taxes to the CA govt)
71 - YES (stem cell research will help people)
72 - YES (businesses with >20 employees are required to provide health insurance)
LOCAL ELECTIONS
Supervisor 3rd District - MILLIE GREENBERG
Walnut Creek City Council - GWEN REGALIA, GARY SKREL, CHARLIE ABRAMS
BART Director - GAIL MURRAY
AA (BART Earthquake Safety Bond) - NO (BART survived the last quake just fine)
J - YES (expanding transportation increases economic activity, which is good)
City Clerk of Walnut Creek to be apponted? - NO (don't need to give city more power taken from its residents)
Leave a comment if you think I'm voting the wrong way.
Working for effective change will happen by voting your conscience, not your fear. - Janice Jordan
Read comments (3) - Comment
josh@dnet.net
- Nov 7, 2006, 6:49a
Universal Health Care? Are you kidding? You want the government to decide which doctor you get to go see? You want people like my lazy friend Tiffany who is on welfare and won't work to be able to get the same health care that a hard working person like you gets? Is that fair? Wow!
josh@dnet.net
- Nov 7, 2006, 6:51a
Less aggressive foreign policy? Are you kidding? Do you really want to in to any nations that pushes any issue? We are almost to that point.
josh@dnet.net
- Nov 7, 2006, 6:52a
Wow! Some of your thinking is really out there... I would be interested in how you came up with some of these ideas...!
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