I actually hate the trend we have in the state to put a lot of pretty technical and complex issues on the ballot. If this is the trend, then why do we have a legislative branch? Why not get rid of it and vote for laws by ballot measure exclusively?
Its tiring and ridiculous. Having said that, I did get talked into one yes vote, but my yes is very tentative, I could easily be talked into a no.
I'm a bit torn on the union measure and on the affirmative action measure. I could be talked into a yes on either to tell you the truth.
Mostly, do, my no's are pretty firm.
The Propositions
| Proposition | My Vote | Arizona Republic's Opinon
| Brief Explanation |
| 106: Healthcare Freedom Act for Arizona | No | No | I strongly disagree with this - its a backdoor way to use the state constitution to weaken Obama's health care law. Federal law over-rules state law and it will waste our resources. By the way, we need mandates - everyone needs to pay for health care if we expect the guarantees we expect and demand. |
| Proposition 107: Arizona Civil Rights Initiative | No | Yes | I'm soft on this one. Are we passed the need for affirmative action? I personally am not so sure. |
| 109: Arizona Hunting and Fishing Amendment | No | No | Making it a constitutional right to hunt and fish? Unnecessary. |
| 110: Arizona State Trust Lands | Yes | Yes | Seems reasonable to me. |
| 111: Arizona Lieutenant Governor | No | Yes | The idea is a good one, this law is poorly written - it will provide a barrier for independents to run |
| 112: Arizona Signature Filing | No | Yes | There are already too many initiatives on the ballot.
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| 113: Arizona Save Our Secret Ballot | No | Yes | I don't have a strong opinion on this (right now).. |
| 203: Arizona Medical Marijuana Act | No | No | This is just an excuse to make marijuana legal |
| 301: Arizona Land Conservation Fund Transfer | No | No | We can't balance the budget on the backs of our most precious resources. State lands need to be protected
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| 302: Arizona First Things First Program Repeal | No | No | And we can't balance the budget on the backs of our children. |
