Vote “NO” On The Constitutional Convention Question Part 3

The who are in favor of the convention say that it will bring government back to the people, well lets take a look at some of the ballot initiatives in other states.

Just look at what is on the ballot in California… Do you believe it, thirteen ballot questions.

California, we all have heard of Proposition 8 – defining marriage as between a man and woman, well there are many ballot questions beside Proposition 8…
Proposition 1A - What it does: Authorizes $9.95 billion in bonds to build an electric train to get people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just over 2 1/2 hours.
Proposition 2 - What it does: Bars use of pens and cages that don't give farm animals room to turn around, stretch, stand or lie down.
Proposition 3 - What it does: Authorizes the sale of $980 million in bonds to upgrade and expand children's hospitals in California.
Proposition 4 - What it does: Amends the state Constitution to require a physician to notify a minor patient's parent or other adult family member 48 hours before performing an abortion.
Proposition 5 - What it does: Mandates probation with treatment instead of jail or prison for many drug crimes and diminishes sentences and shortens parole for many nonviolent property crimes when drugs are involved.
Proposition 6 - What it does: Commits close to 1% of the state's annual general fund budget for anti-crime programs. The state Legislative Analyst's Office estimates costs of $500 million for additional prison space.
Proposition 7 - What it does: Increases the clean-generation requirement on investor-owned utilities and extends them to municipal companies, like the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Proposition 8 - What it does: Outlaws same-sex marriage by adding the following words to the state Constitution: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
Proposition 9 - What it does: Amends the state Constitution to give enforceable rights to the families of crime victims.
Proposition 10 - What it does: Authorizes the sale of $5 billion in bonds ($9.8 billion when interest is included) to provide rebates to buyers of natural gas and other alternative fuel vehicles.
Proposition 11 - What it does: Strips the Legislature of its power to draw the lines of Assembly and Senate districts (every 10 years, after new census figures come out) and turns the job over to a 14-member citizens' commission.
Proposition 12 - What it does: Authorizes a bond to extend a state program allowing veterans access to low-interest mortgages.
L.A. Times

And do you know that Proposition 11 has been on the last EIGHT ballots and hasn’t passed yet. Over and over again it is put on the ballot until some day it gets passed, is that the kind of voter imitative that we want here in Connecticut?

If you think California is bad with 12 voter initiatives, Colorado has 14 voter initiatives!

In Colorado…

Ballot guides are not a new concept and the most well known is the "State Ballot Information Booklet," conversationally known as the blue book, put out by the General Assembly's legislative council prior to every statewide election. But as voters are blasted with political ads from every angle, it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to keep up with all the issues. Many voters are responding by turning to more partisan sources for information.
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This year’s blue book is 65-pages long and not a quick read for voters.
Face the State Staff Report

Do you really think that the voters are actually reading all the ballot question, do you think that they know what they are voting for, do you think that they know what the cost will be? Look at the Propositions, yes some of them sounds great but what are the costs of implementing them, what are some of the ramifications if the ballot initiative is passed? How can you have an informed electorate?

Do you want that madness here in Connecticut?

Vote NO on the Constitutional Convention question

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