Az I See it....
As promised, my political insights:
Governor: I can understand teachers voting to re-elect Janet Napolitano, the only Arizona politician to ever champion their interests. Her stance on Prop 200, however - her blatant disregard for the intentions of the people - and attempting to blame the federal government, citing money, when the State has at least a $600M surplus - is unforgivable, when considering the over-burdened public agencies, ie., schools, hospitals, prisons, social agencies, etc. But Munsil is not the answer!(toss-up!)U.S. Senate: Jon Kyl has repeatedly said that he is experienced in writing immigration legislation, and has fought diligently - for twenty years - to secure our borders. That should be enough of a reason to vote for Pederson. They both have run smear campaigns that are both factual and full of lies, but Pederson is one of the few 'pro-choice' candidates, and will not suck up to the Bush administration, in regards to the war in Iraq. And if he does, we'll get rid of him, too! Kyl has twenty years, by his own admission, and IS part of the problem - not the solution!
Other races: Everyone agrees that the system is broken, and that Congress is doing a pitiful job - but most people always feel that their own representatives are okay! Well, they are not! Vote the incumbents OUT! From the Local to State to National levels! America is ready for a change! Make it happen!
Propositions:
100 - YES - illegals charged with felonies would no longer be eligible for parole!(duh!)
101 - YES - it will help keep property taxes low(yeah, we'll see!)
102 - YES - would prevent illegal immigrants from attaining punitive damages in lawsuits(encourage them to 'go home!')
103 - YES - English as the State's Official Language(however weak, it is a start!)
104 - NO - allows municipalities to raise debt capacity, putting more $$$ in the hands of those who mis-spend it!
105 - NO - would preserve 43,000 acres of State Trust land, allowing legislature option to set aside more(yeah, right!)
106 - YES - sets aside almost 700,000 acres of State Trust land - the right choice!
107 - NO - State should not be involved in ANY marriage(but civil unions should be allowed!)
200 - YES - a lottery for voters? Any way to get money back from government is a good thing!
201 - YES - smoke-free Arizona - it is the right AND best choice!
202 - NO - minimum wage already too high! Let's encourage education, instead!
203 - YES - adds 80 cents to each pack of cigarettes, for services directed to poverty-level children!
204 - NO - if proponents were truly concerned about animal treatment, they would all be vegetarians!
205 - NO - if you think voter fraud is rife now....!
206 - NO - ban smoking in ALL public places(have you ever seen a smoker with their car window rolled UP?
207 - YES - let's make it harder for developers to lobby for rezoning, and more difficult to obtain our private lands!
300 - YES - prevents illegal immigrants from accessing state-subsidized programs!
301 - YES - the time to be sympathetic has long-since passed. Time to stay tough! Just say, "NO!"
302 - NO - you've got to be kidding! Raise the salaries of State legislators! No *&^#ing way!
Print this, and take it to the polls, if it will help you. And God Bless America!
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