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Ballot measures

Six months after gay and lesbian couples won the right to marry in Massachusetts, opponents of same-sex marriage struck back Tuesday, with voters in 11 states projected to approve constitutional amendments codifying marriage as exclusively being between a man and a woman. (what the hell happened to equal rights for everyone?)

California voters, who faced 16 statewide ballot measures, are projected to pass a measure to establish a constitutional right to conduct research using stem cells and to authorize $3 billion for such research. (what do you guys think on this? Ki's curious)

A ballot measure approving the use of marijuana for medical reasons is projected to pass in Montana. (Think something like this happened in California a few years ago, not sure what happened to it though)

Colorado voters are projected to reject a proposal to change its winner-take-all to allocated electoral votes for presidential candidates.(Not sure what this is, it doesn't seem worded properly))

A Florida measure to require parental notification before minors can obtain an abortion is projected to passed.(What do you guys think about this?)

Gambling is another hot ballot issue, with six states deciding 13 measures.

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[pope-al.livejournal.com]

Six months after gay and lesbian couples won the right to marry in Massachusetts, opponents of same-sex marriage struck back Tuesday, with voters in 11 states projected to approve constitutional amendments codifying marriage as exclusively being between a man and a woman. i don't agree with having a constitutional amendment - voting on an issue like this is unconstitutional. it is mixing the elements of religious ethics ans law, and that does nothing but create a lot of problems and more chaos. sadly, it was probably this issue that got other core republican states to go out and vote... a sly tactic.

California voters, who faced 16 statewide ballot measures, are projected to pass a measure to establish a constitutional right to conduct research using stem cells and to authorize $3 billion for such research. i am interested to see what will be done wit the future of stem cell research. if something has the possibility to save another, i'm for it. i'm just not sure otherwise how i feel on other the ethical issues on it. that is something i really have to read up on and maybe have a more firm answer on.

A ballot measure approving the use of marijuana for medical reasons is projected to pass in Montana. i think i'm having a cold, or coming down with a case of sick in general. montana, let me be your test case.

Colorado voters are projected to reject a proposal to change its winner-take-all to allocated electoral votes for presidential candidates. i think that is dumb. sure, the majority of states go with the flow and have a winner-takes-all, but it really doesn't say what the people say. maine has it right.

A Florida measure to require parental notification before minors can obtain an abortion is projected to passed. i have to agree with this one. something like this, a parent should know about - the outcome can harm their child, and it is on their watch... if i were a parent, i would want to know what is going on.

Gambling is another hot ballot issue, with six states deciding 13 measures. i hate the casino anways... lol

[calicoaster.livejournal.com]

I'm all for stem Cell research and am glad it passed, as far as the Marajuana it was passed here but it is still illegal as far as the Federal Government is concerned so they are constantly interfering I would expect the same in Montana, I also agree with the Abortion one kids that young shouldn't be having sex anyway let alone abortions. And anything deregulating casiono failed here so no casino strip in San Jose for us =(

[panic3627.livejournal.com]

HEY! I work at a casino! Granted it's a native american casino put up by my tribe! argh. A lot of the money goes to the state, like around $20 mil from EACH tribe in the state of Wisconsin. The rest of the money goes to funding our tribe, health care, education, etc. We look after and take care of the Next Seven Generations. We care about our patrons too! Lots of money also gets donated. Soooo, damnit, leave gambling alone! Well I do agree there should be some sort of involvement, but not to the point where state legislation has complete control over gaming compacts. Argh. Yeah It's a big issue in Wisconsin. Sorry for the rant.

[whatinthehell.livejournal.com]

I think the abortion law is sad. So many kids have bad relationships with their parents and don't feel they can go to them. So what are they going to do? Well, it is Florida, a mecca for unlicensed doctors. I would bet that more teenagers will just get abortions illegally from people who don't know what they are doing.

[angelwind.livejournal.com]

Stem cell research needs to be done, I think. Yeah, there's some things you can do with adult stem cells, but they're obviously different enough from embryo cells that they need to look into it. Abortions are going to happen whether anyone likes it or not. At least put the embryo where it's going to do some good other than the garbage.

Blocking teenagers isn't going to do anything. They'll either steal or find their own ways of having abortions if they really want it, regardless of how they got pregnant. They may be able to talk about it with their parents if they're raped or something, but not if they had sex with their boyfriend or were drunk. There's ways around just about everything.