5/20/09
Yesterday, voters overwhelmingly shot down five propositions that
had been heavily pushed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama,
the Democratic Leadership and incarceration organizations (such
as the California Teachers Association and the Prison Guard
Union).. These propositions would have given unlimited budget
control to California's Governor, currently Arnold Schwarzenegger, and
would have taken money away from the needy and given it to industries
that are already misusing funds.
The California Democratic Leadership failed to get Democratic delegates
to support proposition 1A at the California Democratic Convention
(April 24 to 26, 2009). The convention established that the
Democratic
leadership was completely out of touch with Democratic voters.
Resolutions committee leaders voted down support for the Geneva
Conventions and voted down opposition to child torture. Many 18
years olds are registering as "Decline to State" as a result of the
perceived ivory tower perspectives of the Democratic Party.
The California Teachers Association took a big hit in the election as
it had made the election about them and their jobs. Voters seemed
to be tired of seeing ineffective elementary and secondary
schools of forced attendance and minimal learning. Public
colleges, schools attended by choice and for learning, continue to
receive the short stick when it comes to funding. An
overwhelming number of youth, disenfranchised by age, would prefer that
the current public elementary and secondary school systems by
abolished and replace by optional learning institutions where students
select their teachers and subjects. The election results of May
19 appear to indicate that parents are largely in agreement with their
youth. Some youth believe that the compulsory attendance
law, itself, would have gone down if the voters had had a chance to
vote on it on May 19.
The only Proposition that passed was a proposition theoretically
designed to stop government salary increases during a deficit
year. Most voters did not notice that the Governor's appointee
determines whether there is a deficit or surplus. The vote made a
statement about the lack of public support for the the California
leaders.
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