Friday, November 25, 2005
The Commercialization begins
Wal mart had a sale for $378 notebook computers. In Florida. There was a fight as grown men wrestled to the groundf as one tried to cut in line to get one.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Californians Repudiate Gov. Arnold's initiatives
The voting citizens of California have spoken, and they would rather Gov. Arnold work with the legislature to get things done in the state rather than try to go over their heads. Every one of the governor's initiatives have failed in this special election, which cost California taxpayers some $50 million to conduct and some $250 million spent in advertising dollars for and against the propositions. Has the governor's movie star shine faded? I liked him better as the Terminator, rather than what he is today, a partisan political hack that thirsts for more power.
Ballot by initiative
In California we can do just that. get a bunch of signatures and get your idea on the ballot for a vote by the people. In this case, it was really an end around to legislating and thank god Californians aren't as stupid as the National Republican party and Arnold thought they were. Although I voted for some of them, I am still happy that Gov. Arnold was spanked.
His propositions all failed.
A proposition to make it harder for public school teachers to gain tenure. I voted for this proposition. As is current, teachers need only work in their profession for two years to gain tenure, which basically gives them a job for life. The proposition would have changed it from two to five years. Failed.
Proposition 75, to make unions get permission from their members before spending money on political campaigns also failed. This was a blatant attempt by republicans who are anti-union to make it harder for unions to run effective campaigns. It seemed good in principle, but it does nothing to stop the corporate interests from spending however much money they want. I voted no on this. It also failed to pass.
Proposition 77 to take district redrawing out of the politicians hands and give it to a panel of three retired judges. This proposition will probably make it again into an election because I think it is too important. Currently politicians redraw districts every ten years to their benefit. They basically redraw their districts to ensure that their seats in power are safe. Which means these clowns can stay in office relatively unopposed for the duration of their seat in that particular poltical office. The problem with this proposition was it would have placed an inordiante amount of power into the hands of just three judges appointed by politicians. It should have been a panel of 9 judges, akin to that of a circuit court of appeals.
I voted yes on this proposition, but the anti-Arnold vote killed this one as well.
Another proposition would have required parental notification for teenagers to get an abortion. According to the LA Times, this was promoted by the state Republican party to evangelical whack jobs and other religious fanatics in attempt to get them out to vote for the governor's initiatives as well. If my teen daughter got pregnant and wanted an abortion, I would like to know that she wanted to have the procedure, as would any parent. I voted for this proposition, although it failed. Abortion is one of those hot topic issues that splits the country like no other.
Although I don't think it should be any business what a woman does with her body and that of her unborn child, I don't really agree with the concept of abortion, that is, electing to have a surgical procedure to remove a living being from the womb of the mother, unless in the case of rape or the child is so severely deformed (like born without a brain) that it wouldn't live a normal life. But just because a girl had sex and got pregnant as a result of it? Well that is what birth control is for. Too many women in the US resort to abortion as a form of birth control, and I think that is morally wrong, especially when there are so many non invasive options available at your local drug store. Teeners in the first place really shouldn't be having sex, but teens will be teens and they do get pregnant, but thank god not at the rate it was when I was growing up.
There were other propositions on the ballot as well, all of which failed. 0-8 in this special election in which $50 million in taxpayer dollars wasted, and $250 million in negative ad money spent, and absolutely nothing has changed! Pretty good return on investment, don't you think?
Ballot by initiative
In California we can do just that. get a bunch of signatures and get your idea on the ballot for a vote by the people. In this case, it was really an end around to legislating and thank god Californians aren't as stupid as the National Republican party and Arnold thought they were. Although I voted for some of them, I am still happy that Gov. Arnold was spanked.
His propositions all failed.
A proposition to make it harder for public school teachers to gain tenure. I voted for this proposition. As is current, teachers need only work in their profession for two years to gain tenure, which basically gives them a job for life. The proposition would have changed it from two to five years. Failed.
Proposition 75, to make unions get permission from their members before spending money on political campaigns also failed. This was a blatant attempt by republicans who are anti-union to make it harder for unions to run effective campaigns. It seemed good in principle, but it does nothing to stop the corporate interests from spending however much money they want. I voted no on this. It also failed to pass.
Proposition 77 to take district redrawing out of the politicians hands and give it to a panel of three retired judges. This proposition will probably make it again into an election because I think it is too important. Currently politicians redraw districts every ten years to their benefit. They basically redraw their districts to ensure that their seats in power are safe. Which means these clowns can stay in office relatively unopposed for the duration of their seat in that particular poltical office. The problem with this proposition was it would have placed an inordiante amount of power into the hands of just three judges appointed by politicians. It should have been a panel of 9 judges, akin to that of a circuit court of appeals.
I voted yes on this proposition, but the anti-Arnold vote killed this one as well.
Another proposition would have required parental notification for teenagers to get an abortion. According to the LA Times, this was promoted by the state Republican party to evangelical whack jobs and other religious fanatics in attempt to get them out to vote for the governor's initiatives as well. If my teen daughter got pregnant and wanted an abortion, I would like to know that she wanted to have the procedure, as would any parent. I voted for this proposition, although it failed. Abortion is one of those hot topic issues that splits the country like no other.
Although I don't think it should be any business what a woman does with her body and that of her unborn child, I don't really agree with the concept of abortion, that is, electing to have a surgical procedure to remove a living being from the womb of the mother, unless in the case of rape or the child is so severely deformed (like born without a brain) that it wouldn't live a normal life. But just because a girl had sex and got pregnant as a result of it? Well that is what birth control is for. Too many women in the US resort to abortion as a form of birth control, and I think that is morally wrong, especially when there are so many non invasive options available at your local drug store. Teeners in the first place really shouldn't be having sex, but teens will be teens and they do get pregnant, but thank god not at the rate it was when I was growing up.
There were other propositions on the ballot as well, all of which failed. 0-8 in this special election in which $50 million in taxpayer dollars wasted, and $250 million in negative ad money spent, and absolutely nothing has changed! Pretty good return on investment, don't you think?
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
My Mother
I finally talked with my mother regarding her half sister. She in a nuthsell said that she would not talk with her regarding what was said in Hawaii, because she wants to "enjoy" her relationship with her for the remaining time they have on this earth. But she didn't say anything about the stress that her half sister puts upon my father when they are in the same room. I really am beginning to despise my mother's half sister for her antics.
Now is the issue of my dad's land that he is selling in the PI. I am hoping that myn mother's half sister stays out of his way and does not ask for a handout of what is my dad's inheritance from his parents. The remaining parcels of land that he owns with his siblings in Manila. It seems that she is expecting money whenever my mother *(in this case my dad) comes into money, and this is wrong.
Now is the issue of my dad's land that he is selling in the PI. I am hoping that myn mother's half sister stays out of his way and does not ask for a handout of what is my dad's inheritance from his parents. The remaining parcels of land that he owns with his siblings in Manila. It seems that she is expecting money whenever my mother *(in this case my dad) comes into money, and this is wrong.
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