Druff's endorsements for 2018 California propositions

[dwai]

why can't we see when you edit your own posts?

bc it's his forum

so you think it's ok for him to be able to edit posts without anyone being able to tell?

[splitthis]

Chelsea Handler needs to not pose nude to drum up voting.

[Dan Druff]

Here's the results:

Prop 1: Likely YES
Prop 2: YES
Prop 3: Likely NO
Prop 4: YES
Prop 5: NO
Prop 6: YES
Prop 7: YES
Prop 8: NO
Prop 10: NO
Prop 11: YES
Prop 12: YES

Props 1 and 3 are still slightly up in the air, but likely to stay as listed above.

The bold ones are the props which matched how I voted.

Very annoyed that the gas tax repeal (prop 6) failed. In fact, it looks like it will lose by 6 points. California has the 2nd highest gas tax in the nation, 3rd place is substantially lower. Only Washington state has higher gas taxes than CA.

Lots of money went into NO advertising for props 8 and 10, and it worked. Neither came close to winning.

Since the daylight savings one (prop 7) easily passed, now we have to wait and see if the CA legislature actually passes a law for permanent daylight savings time. This would put California and Arizona on the same time zone year round. It would also create the odd situation where driving EAST to Nevada would force Californians to turn the clock back one hour in the late fall and winter.

[Dan Druff]

Here would be some oddities regarding the time zone thing if CA goes on permanent daylight savings time.

Time from early November through early March:

Los Angeles: 2:00pm
San Francisco: 2:00pm
Rapid City, SD: 2:00pm
Chicago 3:00pm
Pensacola, FL: 3:00pm
Las Vegas: 1:00pm
Spokane, WA: 1:00pm
Phoenix: 2:00pm

So Los Angeles and Rapid City would be on the SAME TIME ZONE during these months, and part of Florida (western panhandle) would be just 1 hour later than LA.

[v12cl]

Here's the results:

Prop 1: Likely YES
Prop 2: YES
Prop 3: Likely NO
Prop 4: YES
Prop 5: NO
Prop 6: YES
Prop 7: YES
Prop 8: NO
Prop 10: NO
Prop 11: YES
Prop 12: YES

Props 1 and 3 are still slightly up in the air, but likely to stay as listed above.

The bold ones are the props which matched how I voted.

Very annoyed that the gas tax repeal (prop 6) failed. In fact, it looks like it will lose by 6 points. California has the 2nd highest gas tax in the nation, 3rd place is substantially lower. Only Washington state has higher gas taxes than CA.

Lots of money went into NO advertising for props 8 and 10, and it worked. Neither came close to winning.

Since the daylight savings one (prop 7) easily passed, now we have to wait and see if the CA legislature actually passes a law for permanent daylight savings time. This would put California and Arizona on the same time zone year round. It would also create the odd situation where driving EAST to Nevada would force Californians to turn the clock back one hour in the late fall and winter.

California voters say "Yes" when nobody asked.

And here, I've been voting "No" whenever a proposition with dubious purposes and supported by special interests makes the ballot.

Most gullible voters in the nation, very surprised 10 was defeated, and with such crazy numbers. Nothing here makes sense, it is almost as if it is all fixed from the start.

[Dan Druff]

People on my Facebook -- even ones who are centrist and left-of-center -- are complaining about the failure of Proposition 6, the gas tax repeal.

Prop 6 would have reversed the recent 12-cent gasoline tax hike, which took it to 2nd highest in the nations (only slightly behind Pennsylvania).




Notice Nevada's tax is 22 cents per gallon lower than California's. That's why gasoline goes down in price suddenly once you cross the border while driving to Vegas, Reno, or Tahoe.

Anyway, the question everyone's asking on Facebook: "Who voted no on this proposition, and why?"

It turns out that a lot of voters voted NO because they didn't understand the proposition, due to the confusing wording on the ballot.

The measure was worded to sound like money was simply being siphoned away from transportation necessities, such as road maintenance. The official description on the ballot was as follows:

Eliminates Certain Road Repair and Transportation Funding. Requires Certain Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Approved by the Electorate.

Notice it says NOTHING about repealing a 12 cent gas tax!

Indeed, polls showed that people were in support of proposition 6 when they were told it was a gas tax repeat, whereas they were against it when they didn't know that.

Here's an article about it: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...ion-is-unfair/

The bad wording is no coincidence. Attorney General Javier Becerra wrote the wording, and he is believed to be an opponent of Prop 6.

LOL government corruption