There is nothing more grand than deciding on how your money is to be spent by random strangers.
This is disappointing.
In the past, the primaries have always been predetermined before the 2nd wave of states can contribute to the match. This year was suppose to be different. Both the Democrats and the Republicans had strong candidates to become their presidential representatives. Now the outlook, however, has become pretty clear cut due to the decisions of endorsers and the resignation of one of the Big Three in the Democratic Party.
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Finally, the presidential candidate primaries have reached California and 21 other states in what shapes up to be a deciding moment next Tuesday. Unlike some other states, voters who declined to state their political affiliation in California can vote in both the Democratic and Republican elections.
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Watching the President’s State of the Union Address is good fun even if the subject matter is predictable. When a person as strongly polarizing as President Bush gives a speech to a split audience, watching the audience reactions is always entertaining. The atmosphere feels like a college basketball rivarly game where one side claps loudly after every pause while the other side sits quietly with arms folded wearing an expression of distaste.
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In my medication-induced haze Thursday night, I was turning the dial on the clock radio trying to get the Golden State Warriors game. As the last bit of my strength ran out, the dial ended up on CBS Radio. They were doing short pieces about random local news. There was one story that really caught my ear. Supposedly, Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, hired seven new senior staff for the Mayor’s Office with funds for MUNI. Huh? You can do that?
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The reason for my political birth is finally here. Propositions 94 through 97 involve four indian gaming casinos and their request to increase the number of slot machines by thousands. In return, these four casinos will pay a larger annual payment to the State’s General Fund.
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There is nothing more satisfying then holding another person’s future in the palm of your hands. This is what Proposition 93 is all about, to decide how long career politicians can spend their time in the Assembly or the Senate of California.
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The duplicity Proposition 91 represented is one of the reasons why it is hard for the general public to generate interest in voting. Fortunately, Proposition 92 is much more interesting and relevant to where I am currently in life.
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On February 5, 2008, California will hold ballots to decide the fate of Prop 91-97. While watching the Warriors game the other night, commercials for and against the indian gaming propositions were shown incessantly. Although, TV had been the standard source for my political views, it’s probably a good idea to do some research now that I have an investment in the welfare of this state. Getting taxed so heavily makes people politically aware–I’m sure someone in history stated that before.
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