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http://caivp.org/article/tax-reform/2009/2/3/our-wild-west-politics

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:40:14 -0800

Finally, someone recognizes that things are pretty bad here -- bad to the point where business as usual doesn't work. Too bad the politicians can't come to a similar realization and stop the sniping. The furloughs are estimated to save $1.3 billion over the next year and a half, an amount that teeters toward the chump-change side of .....

http://www.caivp.org/article/proposition-1/2008/11/3/prop-1a-california-cant-even-sell-bonds-it-already-authorized

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:58:01 -0800

The fact that opponents of abortion are so demoralized as to introduce a sad sack of a bill like Proposition 4 is surely evidence of a fundamental problem with the Pro-Life cause...

http://www.caivp.org/article/campaign-finance-reform/2008/11/4/morning-links-nov-4-2008

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:50:51 -0800

American flag at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

SD UT: Probable Record Turnout on Election Day

SFChron: What will happen to those already married if Prop. 8 passes?

LA Daily News: Authorities On Alert for Prop. 8-Related Incidents

SFChron: 'A Lot at Stake' in California

SFChron: San Francisco Budget- From Bad to Worse

SFChron: 13.6 Million Californians Expected to Vote

LATimes: Skelton- Prop. 12 'Pays For Itself'

LATimes: Polls Show Prop. 4 is Close

LATimes: Schwarzenegger Stands With Bi-Partisan Coalition Against Prop. 5

http://www.caivp.org/article/proposition-11/2008/11/4/saving-people-themselves

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:38:42 -0800

"Democracy" has become a fetish in American political discourse. People complain constantly that particular Presidents/legislators/judges/dog catchers follow policies which are unfriendly to "Democracy"...

http://www.caivp.org/article/tax-reform/2008/10/24/no-taxation-without-speculation

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:47:11 -0800

Conventional political sentiment tells us that we are either for a particular proposition, or against it. We are told to support Proposition 8 if we believe in traditional marriage, or against if we believe in equality. What about those who believe that a government authority empowered by a simple majority, should not have the authority to tell dissenters that they have to share the majority's proclaimed moral virtues?

http://www.caivp.org/propositions/proposition-8/2008/10/1/proposition-8-eliminates-right-same-sex-couples-marry

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:35:18 -0800

Proposition 8 is a Constitutional amendment initiative that eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry within the state. Defines marriage as only between one man and one woman. The proposition is a reaction to a May 2008 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a 2000 law that restricted same sex couples from marriage under the equal protection clause of the California Constitution.

http://www.caivp.org/propositions/proposition-5/2008/10/1/proposition-5-nonviolent-drug-offenses-sentencing-parole-and-re

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:24:46 -0800

This complex initiative has five parts to it. First, it would expand treatment programs to drug offenders both in prison and out of prison. Second, its passage would modify parole-shortening it for some offenders, those who have typically committed nonviolent and few to no other offenses; in contrast, parole is increased for violent criminals.

http://www.caivp.org/propositions/proposition-4/2008/10/1/proposition-4-abortion-and-parental-notification

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:17:28 -0800

At this time, if a girl under the age of 18 who is not legally married is currently serving in the United States armed forces, or has not been legally declared free from her parents' or guardians' custody and control seeks an abortion, she must wait at least forty-eight hours for an abortion. In that time, a physician, assumably the one that would perform said abortion, or his/her legal representative must notify the parent or guardian of the girl seeking the operation.

http://www.caivp.org/propositions/proposition-3/2008/10/1/proposition-3-children%E2%80%99s-hospitals-bond-act

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:09:43 -0800

Proposition 3 authorizes the sale of $980,000,000 in bonds, which will be guaranteed by the State General Fund, for the purpose of granting funds to California's 13 children's hospitals. These grants would be paid over 30 years in amounts of $64,000,000/year. These grants will go to both public and private children's hospitals; 80 percent of them will go to private hospitals while 20 percent will go to public, University of California hospitals.

http://www.caivp.org/propositions/proposition-2/2008/10/1/proposition-2-standards-confining-farm-animals

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:05:16 -0800

Proposition 2 is a measure that prohibits the on-farm confinement of calves raised for veal, pregnant pigs, and egg-laying hens in a manner that does not allow said animals to exhibit a natural range of motion, that is, allows them to lie down, stand up, turn around freely, and be able to fully extend their limbs. The new mandates won't take effect until January 1, 2015. Certain exceptions are made for veterinary, transportation and lawful slaughter purposes. Violation of the proposed law will result in a misdemeanor charge punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment in county jail for up to six months.