Mass Voter Stuff

[defcon_1]

Just went to check out the Massachusetts voting propositions that are on the ballot for Tuesday to see all the things that I'll be casting a vote for. Surprisingly there are only 3, and (at least to me) they are three of the easiest votes I could possibly make. The website that lists the official documentation on the three props can be found at

Comments

[defcon_1]

I'd very interested to see a study done of the proportion of dog owners who treat their dogs like shit versus the number of owners who treat their dogs passibly. Because with the amount of animal cruelty protection and watchdog (no pun intended) states there are for this kind of thing... I have a hard time believing it's that much of an issue (considering that certain people will be dicks to their pets, regardless of the laws in place).

As far as it being a financial issue with their being subsidized... this proposal has nothing to do with that. It's about making ALL dog racing illegal... not just closing down the couple dogtracks that are a drain on the state's economy. Had that been the proposal... "stop funding these tracks cause they aren't making their money back"... then yeah, that'd be something I'd have to think about. But from what's written in this proposal... it sounds much more like it's the anti-gambling people who have a bigger hand in this (since it specifically states it is to put a ban on any dog racing where gambling on the speed of the dogs occurs).

And as I am a huge supporter of gambling and casinos in the commonwealth... that aspect just tees me off even more. So my decision-making process and distain for the proposal remains.

[as2]

annnnnd, I'm actually concerned about the people who would lose their jobs if greyhound racing was eliminated. I know, it sounds crazy -- people over dogs. I really worry about them getting canned.

I'm with ya ... yes to pot and taxes!!!