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CA: Assemblyman Chuck DeVore’s statewide ballot proposition recommendations
chuckdevore.com ^ | 2 October 2010 | Chuck DeVore

Posted on 10/29/2010 2:23:39 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture

Proposition 19: NO – Marijuana legalization

My biggest concern with this initiative, aside from the basic policy considerations, are two large unintended consequences: 1) will drug abuse grow, thus putting more of a strain on our out-of-control welfare system; 2) the impact of lawsuits on employers seeking to enforce a zero-tolerance policy (especially important in the defense industry).

Proposition 20: YES – Redistricting reform extended to Congress

Prop. 20 will make the independent State Commission on Redistricting re-draw Congressional Districts in 2011, instead of the legislature working with liberal interests, just as the independent commission will re-draw Legislative district boundaries per 2008’s Proposition 11.

Proposition 21: NO – Vehicle license fee hike of $18

Increases the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) by $18. The VLF was already almost doubled during the largest tax increase in U.S. history at the state level in Feb. 2009. This $18 tax is supposed to give all California licensed cars the ability to enter state parks for free – of course, many Californians never, or infrequently, use state parks, so this is really more of a tax than a fee.

Proposition 22: NO – Redevelopment agency protection

Initially, I was in favor of this initiative, as I thought it dealt solely with protecting local funds from raids by Sacramento. As I studied it I discovered otherwise. Prop. 22 is really about protecting often abusing redevelopment agencies from Sacramento. Redevelopment agencies use eminent domain to take property from one private owner and give it to another. They are legally state, not local agencies, and they have been diverting ever larger chunks of local property tax revenue (now some 12 percent) away from local schools, fire departments, and special districts.

Proposition 23: YES – Suspends California’s greenhouse gas reduction law

In 2006 the Legislature passed AB 32, a bill that aims to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent in ten years. This task will be impossible without massive additional job losses or the full-scale implementation of modern nuclear power. Prop. 23 simply says that, until California’s unemployment rate dips back below 5.5 percent for a year, AB 32 will remain on hold.

Proposition 24: NO – Makes California more hostile to business and job creation

Increases taxes by $2 billion on California businesses, both large and small.

Proposition 25: NO – Makes it easier to grow government and raise taxes

Eliminates the two-thirds vote requirement to pass the state budget, making easier to grow government thus, increasing the pressure to raise taxes.

Proposition 26: YES – Makes it harder to raise taxes by disguising them as fees

Taxes require a two-thirds vote to increase in California. Fee increases require a simple majority. Why the difference? Taxes are supposed to go to the General Fund while fees are designed to offset the cost of a government “service” or a regulatory good (such as pollution control). Desperate for more cash, Democrats have taken to passing majority vote fees that are really new taxes, Prop. 26 would end this growing practice.

Proposition 27: NO – Turns back the clock on redistricting reform

Sponsored by public unions and Democrats, this initiative eliminates the independent State Commission on Redistricting so liberal lawmakers can draw their own district lines in 2011 so the politicians can chose the voters instead of the voters choosing the politicians.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: chuckdevore; devore; prop19; prop20; prop21; prop22; prop23; prop24; prop25; prop26; prop27
Related thread:
Tom McClintock on the Propositions

The only difference between these two California conservative icons (DeVore and McClintock) is Prop 22.

1 posted on 10/29/2010 2:23:43 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Some more ideas for conservatives in California, especially judges:

http://www.lavoterguide.com/


2 posted on 10/29/2010 2:57:47 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Chuck DeVore and other like minded conservatives need to put out theier ballot recommendations sooner. I mailed my ballot on Wednesday. I was unsure of some of the propositions and was unable to find a good list of recommendations. Friday before election day is way too late. Now I find out I voted wrong way on Propistion 22.


3 posted on 10/29/2010 3:05:37 PM PDT by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: CounterCounterCulture
well i respect chuck so i guess i will reconsider my vote on 22. and i'm working as hard as i can on yes on 23 (phoning from home, see jobs2010ca.com). the leftists are smearing 23 with texas oil when the grass roots here put it on the ballot. we need all the help we can get.

interms of other most important races in ca we also have the judicial elections! my choices right now are the following (based on reading a very few of their decisions on california courts database (a great resource).

yes on cantil-sakauye, even though appointed by benedict arnold. she reads clearly and like an originalist. yes on ming w chin for the same reason. omg NO on moreno and rushing (actually read his activist position forcing the ncca to stop athletic drug testing). i am open to more info though since i'm not a laywer.
4 posted on 10/29/2010 3:12:52 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: CounterCounterCulture

ping


5 posted on 10/29/2010 3:44:40 PM PDT by rogue yam
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To: CounterCounterCulture

DeVore Bump!

YES on PROP 23!


6 posted on 10/29/2010 4:22:45 PM PDT by calcowgirl (YES on PROP 23!)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Thanks for posting this. I’m going to have to keep an eye on Chuck DeVore every election cycle as well as Tom McClintock. I always appreciate (and NEED) help with the propositions, candidates, judges, etc.


7 posted on 10/29/2010 5:33:41 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: CounterCounterCulture
I’m going to have to keep an eye on Chuck DeVore...

May be easier said than done. He's already taken down the page, lol.

8 posted on 10/29/2010 5:37:10 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Bookmark


9 posted on 10/29/2010 7:33:28 PM PDT by Publius6961 (chcj"In 1964 the War on Poverty Began --- Poverty won."h the total es)
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To: LibWhacker

It’s there. The link got fouled up somehow.

Trying again...

http://chuckdevore.com/2010/10/assemblyman-chuck-devore%e2%80%99s-statewide-ballot-proposition-recommendations/


10 posted on 10/29/2010 8:57:49 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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Oh, perfect, thank you. Bookmarked and will be looking for his and McClintock’s recommendations in each and every election.


11 posted on 10/29/2010 9:33:02 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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