MA ballot questions - VOTE tomorrow!
dear everyone,
we are one day away from what will probably be the most important election of our lifetimes. if you haven't already, PLEASE, PLEASE get out there and VOTE! polls are open from 7am-8pm tuesday (tomorrow!).
if you are a mass. voter, please vote NO ON QUESTION 1! this would eliminate the state income tax, which would slash 40% of the state budget. yes, it sucks to pay taxes, but this would most likely cause them to raise other taxes anyway. our state is making huge cuts anyway, and this would drastically impact education (teachers getting laid off, bigger class sizes), all kinds of social services (youth programming, HIV prevention, LGBT programs, elder care, food stamps, shelters, etc), and even things like road quality and how long it takes an ambulance to come when you call 911. as my good friend emma c. willmann says, if question 1 passes, massachusetts will go into a coma.
on question two, please vote YES! this would decriminalize marijuana, making possession of up to an ounce a civil offense rather than a criminal one. smoking pot is a victimless "crime" and not something anyone should be in jail for, or have on their permanent record to prevent them from getting a good job.
on question three, please vote YES! this would ban dog racing starting in 2010. it's incredibly cruel to greyhounds, keeping them in cages for most of the day and causing many injuries and even heart failure. the main argument against this is that it would cut jobs, but racing track employees would have two years to find new ones.
and of course, let's go OBAMA/BIDEN!!!
everyone remember to breathe and go exercise your civil right.
shaBAM.
eli
[ps: i'll write a real entry later, promise... not having internet at my apartment sucks and i miss yall!]
we are one day away from what will probably be the most important election of our lifetimes. if you haven't already, PLEASE, PLEASE get out there and VOTE! polls are open from 7am-8pm tuesday (tomorrow!).
if you are a mass. voter, please vote NO ON QUESTION 1! this would eliminate the state income tax, which would slash 40% of the state budget. yes, it sucks to pay taxes, but this would most likely cause them to raise other taxes anyway. our state is making huge cuts anyway, and this would drastically impact education (teachers getting laid off, bigger class sizes), all kinds of social services (youth programming, HIV prevention, LGBT programs, elder care, food stamps, shelters, etc), and even things like road quality and how long it takes an ambulance to come when you call 911. as my good friend emma c. willmann says, if question 1 passes, massachusetts will go into a coma.
on question two, please vote YES! this would decriminalize marijuana, making possession of up to an ounce a civil offense rather than a criminal one. smoking pot is a victimless "crime" and not something anyone should be in jail for, or have on their permanent record to prevent them from getting a good job.
on question three, please vote YES! this would ban dog racing starting in 2010. it's incredibly cruel to greyhounds, keeping them in cages for most of the day and causing many injuries and even heart failure. the main argument against this is that it would cut jobs, but racing track employees would have two years to find new ones.
and of course, let's go OBAMA/BIDEN!!!
everyone remember to breathe and go exercise your civil right.
shaBAM.
eli
[ps: i'll write a real entry later, promise... not having internet at my apartment sucks and i miss yall!]