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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 06:16 PM Original message |
Top Judge Calls Calif. Government ‘Dysfunctional’ |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think Florida has California beat with referendum abuse. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Tough choice. nt |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. There've been a lot of silly propositions brought up to the voting booth over the years |
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Stargleamer (636 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. WorldNetDaily? |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 07:52 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. It was the first to come up and I quoted them deliberately. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Anything from WND is worthless because of their extreme biases |
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Stargleamer (636 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Given their past record. . . |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 06:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
26. WorldNet Daily is worse than Fixed News. |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. Shit rolls downhill. The entire US "Who Me?" government is dysfunctional |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Tragedy of the Common Folk n/t |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. George's comments on state's referendum process are spot on. |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. We want a high speed rail network... |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. LOL...that is really a very nice summation. nt. |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. It's not all bad; it brought us the pot stores. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. More non than dys by now, no? (nt) |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yep. We are engaged on an experiment in what no state government looks like. nt |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Well, there's no government quite like no government. (nt) |
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Piewhacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. The (bleeeeep) CA COURTS are dysfunctional, Georgie. Mend your own house! |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. Nevada is the absolute worst |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. those legislators are chomping at the bit to raise property taxes - they want prop 13 gone |
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Crzyrussell (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. We all know |
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cojoel (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. problem with prop 13 |
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Piewhacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. yea, but hard to craft out an exception. try it, start with owner occupied. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. That is exactly right |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Maybe someone in favor of dropping Prop 13 should do the following math |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 07:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Good luck to running anything from a home or a government without income. |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. We could save $$$ by lowering the number of Tazer armed cops. nt |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. Those calling for a Constitutional Convention in IL last year were hoping to add a referendum |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. Did he mention the damn term limits as well? That ensures the only folks who know what's going on... |
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Piewhacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. hey, i resemble that. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
24. Well, duh. n/t |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
25. The reason California adopted the Referendum process |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 07:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Human rights need protection, even from the majority. And sane people need to do a better job |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-11-09 07:31 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Then it will have to come from a grass-roots |
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