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Old 11-08-2012, 08:18 AM
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Next time I'm in WA I'll be sure to bang some dudes and smoke some reef.
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Old 11-08-2012, 08:34 AM
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Now that we have our personal freedoms lets continue to punish, oppress, rule, persecute, and lynch the businessman, and ignore the irony.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
Now that we have our personal freedoms lets continue to punish, oppress, rule, persecute, and lynch the businessman, and ignore the irony.
I like your political views, I think. Keep up the good work.
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Old 11-08-2012, 10:03 AM
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Old 11-08-2012, 10:09 AM
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Florida stayed more or less the same, ignorant.
I like the fact that most of the amendments were rejected. I would have been in favor of all 11 of them being rejected as even the ones that were approved ("property tax relief to low-income seniors, disabled veterans and spouses of deceased military personnel and first responders") did not belong in the state Constitution. That's not the place for tax policy.
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Old 11-08-2012, 10:13 AM
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I agree that most if not all of the amendments were overstepping. The only one I really wanted through was the individual mandate one as it would have been more of a statement than anything. I was also really hoping the one about state funding for religious groups was going to fail, which it did.
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Old 11-08-2012, 10:25 AM
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MA:

-voted out a truly bipartisan senator for a qualified but whiny liberal figure head (not shocking)
-voted against intellectual property (ballot 1 - right to repair)
-voted against humane end of life (ballot 2 - assisted suicide for the terminally ill ... ******* Catholics)
-voted for medical marijuana (ballot 3 - which begs the question: WTF happened on ballot 2?)

I'm hoping Colorado/Washington's move towards legalization leads to critical drug reform ... way to go!


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Old 11-08-2012, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Scrappy Jack
I like the fact that most of the amendments were rejected. I would have been in favor of all 11 of them being rejected as even the ones that were approved ("property tax relief to low-income seniors, disabled veterans and spouses of deceased military personnel and first responders") did not belong in the state Constitution. That's not the place for tax policy.
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All that do gooding would not be doing good for our state (or will not for those amendments that passed)
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Old 11-08-2012, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bbundy
Ending the failed war on drugs and extending equal rights to same sex couples has been in the state Democratic platform for a while now.
But not in the murderer-in-chief's agenda.
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Old 11-08-2012, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by matthewdesigns
reverse the 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United decision

Passed an amendment that instructs CO Congressional members to propose and support an effort at a national level to repeal the Citizens United decision.
Huge deal
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Old 11-09-2012, 02:15 PM
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Californee also:

Rejected Prop 33, which would have allowed auto insurers to adjust rates based on driver history (makes me sad), but we also

Rejected Prop 37, which would have resulted in more BS labeling requirements for food that don't actually accomplish anything, which makes me happy.


Sadly, the aforementioned tax-loophole-closure (Prop 39) isn't actually going to help the state budget. Most of money being confiscated from the productive businesses is earmarked for greenwashing projects, and there's really no accountability attached to it. Just more tax-to-spend politics.
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Old 11-09-2012, 02:56 PM
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I think what people should really care is Measure B plus Prop 30 is going to effectively move the **** industry out of CA, along with most other business...

and then ill laugh when they don't quite recover the 6 billion in extra revenue they project.

and then ill be all like, the laffer curve is a fallacy.
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Old 11-09-2012, 03:38 PM
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Nah- Measure B applies only in LA. The **** stars are welcome to join us down here in sunnier San Diego.

Sidebar: I predict that Jackie Treehorn (and others) will begin shifting their focus away from "pornography" and towards "educational films."
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Old 11-09-2012, 04:24 PM
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yeah, but NV doesnt have 13% income taxes for those producers.
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Old 11-09-2012, 06:10 PM
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I don't think people live in LA because its cheap.
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Old 11-10-2012, 12:22 AM
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TX was republican in the pres race
North TX was almost completely republican except for Dallas and the new district which is like central DFW.

I know right....CRAZY
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Old 11-10-2012, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
yeah, but NV doesnt have 13% income taxes for those producers.
It also doesn't have awesome beaches, palm-trees, hilltop mansions, Jackie Treehorn, etc.
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Old 11-11-2012, 01:20 PM
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The savings of state tax payer money has begun. Imagine that, not locking up people for non-violent non crimes and filling up the jails and the legal system. I think Violent crimes will drop as well because the industry won’t be so lucrative for violent criminals to be in and can you say tax revenue.
Washington Prosecutors Dismiss Pending Marijuana Possession Cases - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime
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Old 11-11-2012, 04:01 PM
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I don't smoke (weed or pole) but am happy that both are allowed in WA now.
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