ballot initiatives

23 of 32 ballot initiatives around the country passed in the November 4 elections authorizing up to $75 billion in mass transit improvements.  Here's the entire list.

I noticed all East Tn. small towns voted yes on the pro-liquor referendums except Jellico and Loudon. According to NORML Michigan became the 13th state to vote to legalize medical marijuana and several similar ballot initiatives passed including in Mass. where a minor posession will be fine only. I do find it unfortunate with all the progress that Tn. went redder and Prop. 8 passed in Calif.

Anti-choice initiatives on the ballots in South Dakota and in Colorado, the former to almost completely ban abortion and the latter to define life from conception were both defeated tonight.

Yobachi Boswell was glad to see friendly face at his local polling place:

Connerly’s new book, “Lessons from My Uncle James”. Ward will be signing copies later today.

“Something wrong with giving people extra points just because they were Latino or black.”

Starring Eric Crafton

The year was 1997. Titanic ruled the box office, Elton's ode to Lady Di dominated the airwaves, and English-only was but a twinkle in Eric Crafton's eye.

Lordy, the news is filled with sleazebags today...

Bill Hobbs points accuses liberal cynics in the media of unfair speculative coverage in their treatments of socially conservative ballot initiatives such as Eric Crafton’s English First:

Tim Rutten at the Los Angeles Times sees the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy at work to deny Barack Obama the presidency by putting social-conservative initiatives on the ballot in several states in order to draw social conservatives to the polls, where most would also vote against Obam