The ballot this year is confusing. It all comes down to the voter initiative of years past that the government looked at and said, “Nah, we’re not doing that.”
If we could rearrange the propositions it would show a clear story of “The government ignored our initiative, limit their powers” to another in opposition that says, “The people should have to work harder to pass an initiative,” to “Maybe we could SUE you next time,” and so on.
Sadly, they were all scrambled up. So then Gary and I were comparing our sample ballots last night, and we disagreed. Then we had a lively yet mature conversation, and I was able to sway him to my side.
And now tonight we get to watch the result of our Missouri initiative pissing match and the balance of power in the Congress.
Bring it.
2 responses to “It’s been a good election day so far”
I have love/hate feelings about ballot initiatives. They could be democracy at its finest, but usually somebody comes in and writes the text in an incomprehensible way, so you have to rely on a third entity to tell you what it really means.
Common Household Carolyn – It is always a challenge, but as you say, someone else will explain it. By the way, the prop that demanded the Missouri government listen to people’s initiatives next time did pass: 60-40.