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Judges!

If your state votes for circuit and appellate court judges, that is.

And since nobody knows what the hell any of them are doing, find your newspaper's endorsement page. They review evaluations from bar associations, as well as other sources. It's the only position where I just vote for exactly what the newspaper (liberal media!) tells me.




Edited, Nov 3rd 2008 3:36pm by trickybeck

We don't elect judges in the Chusetts, but we do have three ballot initiatives. I'll be voting against repealing the state income tax, in favor of decriminalizing reefer, and in favor of banning dog racing. Not because I like dogs, fuck dogs, but for the chance they mighty convert Wonderland into a poker room.

I'll be voting against the infamous Prop 8 (teh gayz r gettin married! tehy bez teachin teh gay in skool!). And for naming a sewage treatment plant after the current President.

Are you in the Prop K district?

In San Francisco, Prop K this time around is to decriminalize prostitution. Is that what you're curious about? I'll be voting for it. It has little to no chance to pass

No, I meant the one to issue municipal bonds in Mendocino to build a new Football Field for the Jr High. Why would I be interested in one involving hookers? What do you take me for?

Ah, hookers and football fields. They're a natural pairing.

It's my understanding that if there's grass you can play ball?

Hm. Should I know Shit like this for tomorrow?

And if so, where do I find it?!

Edited, Nov 3rd 2008 9:26pm by Debalic

Wonderland is pretty pitiful. I seriously doubt they would convert it to a poker room though. Maybe a slot machines...

I am voting against banning dog racing for a three reasons. First, a lot of the people who work at the track as well as people who provide services for the track (i.e. food delivery) would lose there jobs. Second, the state would lose more tax revenue. Lastly, betting on dogs was once of my only sources of income in college...its time to return the favor.

As for repealing the state income tax, I am with Smash on this one (I can't believe I said that). Although I do beleive that the Massachusetts Gov't wastes money more than any other state, eliminating the state income tax is too risky. I don't need my son in a classroom of 70.

I am also voting yes on decriminalizing pot. It is a serious waste of judicial resources. Besides, if some stupid kid gets caught with pot at 18 he/she has that permanently on their record and can lose eligibility for student loans etc...hey its not crack.

Not really, it would be cheaper than it is today, even with all the taxes included. Weed is dirt cheap to produce, and can be grown anywhere in the world. In fact, it is grown pretty much everywhere in the world. The Netherlands is the best exemple, it's incredibly cheap over there, and the quality is the best there is.

What makes weed slightly expensive is the fact that it's illegal. Same for all illegal drugs. A kilo of cocaine in Columbia costs around $600. On the US streets, it retails for about $100,000. That's a hefty mark-up.

I'm all for the decriminilisation of drugs, and I think pretty much all drugs should be legalised as controlled substances, with all the regulation this implies. But I don't think I'll see it in my lifetime.

Consumption of cannabis went down in the Netherlands a few years after it was legalised. That's including the thousands of tourists that come from all over the world to smoke pot in Amsterdam.

To be fair, cannabis consumption went down in most of Western Europe from about 1998 onwards, so those two factors might not be directly linked. But still, it shows at the very least that legalising something doesn't necessarily entail an increase in consumption.

Even scarier when it's State Supreme Court Justices like we do in Wisconsin. Talk about messy elections.