Washington 2020: The Calm Before the Drizzle

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37K5Q3yTlH0&feature=player_embedded

LOL! Just LOL.

That ad is absolutely horrible. How do they come up with this?

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I got mine on friday. I need to research the judges since I know nothing about them.
Its always annoying since it seems good information is hard to find on how they would rule on things, or I just suck at finding it.

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Well that helped me make my decision on one race.

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Sounds like me.

Johnson and Sanders it is.

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These two candidates are why I hate the top-two system, there is no option for me to vote for.
Anyone else feel they may just leave this one blank?

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Income Tax is that close? That is scary...

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I still don't get why we had 1100 and 1105 how were they ever different?

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Sigh, that judicial race is disappointing then. Ugh Seattle...

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No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Although realistically, none of the things are that big enough of  deal to me to care what the results are and I may not even end up voting.

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No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Although realistically, none of the things are that big enough of  deal to me to care what the results are and I may not even end up voting.

Why No on R-74?

Never mind that, I am changing my position on it to Yes.
I am pretty socially conservative and I personally think homosexual actvity is wrong. But I've come to the conclusion just within the last day or so that it is still best to promote a marriage even when it is between two members of the same sex as it encourages monogamy and a better environment for a family if the individuals choose to adopt. Also it helps, over time, to decrease discrimination. My reason for opposing it originally is I felt it is a legal endorsement that homosexuality is to be fine and good. But in the end, even though I disagree that such activity is good or to be encouraged, I have decided it will do more good than bad to promote marriages. This was something I went back and forth on for a while now, but just last night, not long after posting that message did I change my mind.

Thinking about changing my position on the tax one too. I generally distrust the state, even though I distrust corporations just as much and am left of center, so I tend to think restricting their ability to do anything easily is generally for the best. But then didn't the 2/3 thing cause a lot of problems with California and now their in massive amounts of debt and all. And really, if the state did what I wanted them to do, they'd need to raise the taxes anyway. I want the budget producing surpluses for emergency times and I want us to have a state healthcare for all residents and reduce our higher education costs as well as invest more in improving our environment and infrastructure.... Weird to think I've drifted quite a ways from being a libertarian not more than a few months ago.

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I finally got around to updating my absentee ballot address.
But I'm starting to think my votes will be on the losing end on every issue. Although I have a hard time voting for any candidates because our idiotic top two primary system means that once the primary is over my ability to vote is gone since the only candidates I would ever consider are third party ones. Still, even if all my votes will be on the losing side, may as well vote anyway I guess, but it seems barely worth the effort.