The forces of repression are gathering for another assault--they've got enough signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the state ballot in November, so they may still get their way. My only hope is that it's a very different climate here than it was in 2000. I'm hoping the statewide voters don't go for it this time.
Someone pointed out that the climate shouldn't be the same -- as opposed to 2000, where at least one of the candidates drove out voters of a particular viewpoint, this year both major candidates are out of step with their parties a little bit on this issue (Barack is more conservative than his party, while mcCain is slightly more liberal than his), so neither will want to focus on it too much.
True, but people tend to see San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles and think California is a liberal state. There are huge sections of this state that are very, very conservative. I'm not sure if a constitutional amendment takes a 2/3 vote (as opposed to a plurality) but I don't think we can afford to get too happy yet.
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pjthompson) wrote2008-05-15 05:00 pm
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