tagged w/ Ballot Initiative
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here you can read about the petition and print out forms. get everyone you know to sign and if you know unregistered voters get them registered.
from the site:
Thank you for your interest in assisting us with the signature process. The following is a list of ideas on how to gather signatures. If you require assistance or support for an idea, please contact us directly at 800.778.2998
1. **An easy place to start is asking people who you see on a regular basis.** This includes friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, dorm mates, colleagues, fellow church members and other organizations that you may interact with.
2. **Host a signature gathering party.** Invite friends and neighbors over to discuss equality and ways of getting involved. Perhaps highlight the party with a viewing of Milk or you could just serve drinks.
3. Contact local groups and organizations and ask for their support. This is also a good opportunity to start dialog with and get involved with organizations you may not have previously thought about. Ask if the organization can contact their members for support.
4. Gather a few friends and go to a safe, but high traffic location and collect signatures. Examples of friendly locations include farmer’s markets, universities, local cafes, and LGBT events.
5. Call up friends in other California locations and share the Yes! on Equality web link with downloadable signature pages (http://www.yesonequality.com/initiative)
spread the word to everyone you know, even if you don't live in california.here you can read about the petition and print out forms. get everyone you know to... more
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"Prosecutors fear a high court judgment today will lead to the first criminal cases against people who helped their terminally ill relatives to die.
They believe that efforts by Debbie Purdy, a terminally ill MS sufferer who has asked the director of public prosecutions (DPP) to clarify the law, could end the practice of turning a blind eye to the growing number of Britons travelling abroad to clinics where they help their relatives die.
More than 90 UK citizens have travelled abroad with relatives to countries where assisted suicide is legal. Although many of these cases have been investigated by the police, none has been prosecuted.
Sources close to the Crown Prosecutions Service (CPS) say officials are privately reluctant to bring criminal proceedings in such cases. However, campaigners say Purdy's attempts to seek clarification of CPS policy represent a "high risk strategy" which may compel prosecutors to take a tougher line. "If the DPP does publish guidelines it will make it more likely that the decision will be made to prosecute," said David Matthew, a leading barrister who prosecutes criminal cases. "All cases where people die are taken very seriously. It's difficult for a prosecutor to shut off a whole area from prosecuting."
Sir Ken Macdonald, the outgoing DPP, has said he would not be willing to publish guidelines granting immunity from prosecution in assisted suicide cases. "It's for parliament to decide what the law should be and we operate according to the legislation," a spokesperson for the DPP said. "We are awaiting the judgment and if parliament wants to look at the law then that's a matter for parliament."
While the law continues to make assisting suicide a criminal offence, lawyers say the CPS may have no choice but to prosecute.
"Any further guidelines may prove restrictive," said John Cooper, a barrister who has written about the state of the law on suicide. "It may also result in prosecutions, which might not be in the public interest."
The law makes assisting the suicide of another, including a terminally ill friend or relative, a crime carrying a sentence of up to 14 years' imprisonment. It is legal in other jurisdictions, including Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the US state of Oregon.
Purdy fears that if her husband travels with her to Switzerland to assist in her suicide, he could be prosecuted on his return. "It is important that the law and the DPP's policy should be clarified," said Saimo Chahal, her lawyer. "There are many other people in the same situation. They should know what the consequences of their actions will be."
The issue came to the fore last month when it was revealed that a 23-year-old, Daniel James, had been helped to travel to Switzerland to end his life. James, paralysed from the chest down since March last year after a rugby scrum collapsed on top of him, ended his life at the Dignitas clinic on September 12, accompanied by his parents. Prosecutors are considering whether they should face criminal charges. Campaigners say the absence of clear guidelines enables prosecutors to take a compassionate stance by deeming it not in the public interest to prosecute. "As things stand, relatives are not being prosecuted for assisting suicide," Nan Maitland, a campaigner for Friends at the End, said. "This might change in future if the CPS are forced to outline a clear policy".
Attempts to legalise assisted suicide in Britain have been rejected. The most recent, in 2006, was defeated in the House of Lords by 148 votes to 100.""Prosecutors fear a high court judgment today will lead to the first criminal... more
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A proposal to define a fertilized human egg as a person will land on Colorado's ballot this November, marking the first time that the question of when life begins will go before voters anywhere in the nation.
[image from Wikimedia]A proposal to define a fertilized human egg as a person will land on Colorado's... more
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A pair of Assembly bills designed to bring more young people into the voting booths are being fought by Republicans who worry that too many of those new voters will be liberal Democrats.
One of the measures would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to "preregister" to vote, while the other would allow 17-year-olds to vote in a primary election if they will be 18 by the date of the next general election. Both bills have prompted straight party-line votes, with no hint of GOP support.
While Democrats sponsoring the bills say they are merely good-government measures, studies show that their party would get a major election-day boost if more young voters cast ballots.A pair of Assembly bills designed to bring more young people into the voting booths... more
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Rent control is a good thing. It keeps communities economically diverse. Without it, people who rely on having affordable rent in cities will have to move, extend their commutes to unreasonable distances, possibly lose their jobs and have their families broken up. Without it, landlords will have even more license to screw tenants in the state of California.
The landlords are really hoping you don't bother with this election on June 3. Many people won't: with nothing but these two propositions, a few judicial races and the District Attorney on the ballot (at least that's all that's on my ballot), most registered voters will sit this one out. If the landlords manage a good turnout of their backers, this regressive handout for them could actually become law.
This one's personal for me; if it passes, I'll manage. Others won't be so fortunate. I found a description of what the proposition will do at this website:
http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=California_Proposition_98_(2008)
The main provision that concerns me here is #2: "prohibit rent control". I happen to live in a rent control zone. Many friends of mine do too. Many thousands of Angelenos do. Everyone in older buildings in Santa Monica does, and San Francisco, and lots of other places.
Please, please turn out June 3 and vote NO on this garbage. And please, pass this email to your friends in California and urge them to vote no too!
The landlords don't need your help and they don't need mine. Tell them where they can stick this.
Rent control is a good thing. It keeps communities economically diverse. Without it,... more
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Paul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in Richmond, VA April 1, 2008.
In 2005 and 2006, Jacob worked with an Oklahoma group, Oklahomans in Action, to place on the ballot an initiative, Stop Overspending, one of several measures run in different states known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TaBOR. Among the paid petitioners used were some that had come to Oklahoma from other states to work on the drive. On October 2, 2007, Jacob was formally indicted in Oklahoma on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the state on the matter of hiring out-of-state petitioners. Jacob claims the petition's organizers had sought, and received, approval for this from the Oklahoma Secretary of State. The maximum fine for their alleged crime is $25,000, and the maximum sentence is ten years in prison. Jacob was indicted with two others in the case, and each pleaded not guilty. A website -- FreePaulJacob.com - -was put up in Jacob's defense. -- Wikipedia.orgPaul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in... more
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Paul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in Richmond, VA April 1, 2008.
In 2005 and 2006, Jacob worked with an Oklahoma group, Oklahomans in Action, to place on the ballot an initiative, Stop Overspending, one of several measures run in different states known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TaBOR. Among the paid petitioners used were some that had come to Oklahoma from other states to work on the drive. On October 2, 2007, Jacob was formally indicted in Oklahoma on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the state on the matter of hiring out-of-state petitioners. Jacob claims the petition's organizers had sought, and received, approval for this from the Oklahoma Secretary of State. The maximum fine for their alleged crime is $25,000, and the maximum sentence is ten years in prison. Jacob was indicted with two others in the case, and each pleaded not guilty. A website -- FreePaulJacob.com - -was put up in Jacob's defense. -- Wikipedia.orgPaul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in... more
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Paul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in Richmond, VA April 1, 2008.
In 2005 and 2006, Jacob worked with an Oklahoma group, Oklahomans in Action, to place on the ballot an initiative, Stop Overspending, one of several measures run in different states known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TaBOR. Among the paid petitioners used were some that had come to Oklahoma from other states to work on the drive. On October 2, 2007, Jacob was formally indicted in Oklahoma on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the state on the matter of hiring out-of-state petitioners. Jacob claims the petition's organizers had sought, and received, approval for this from the Oklahoma Secretary of State. The maximum fine for their alleged crime is $25,000, and the maximum sentence is ten years in prison. Jacob was indicted with two others in the case, and each pleaded not guilty. A website -- FreePaulJacob.com - -was put up in Jacob's defense. -- Wikipedia.orgPaul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in... more
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Paul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in Richmond, VA April 1, 2008.
In 2005 and 2006, Jacob worked with an Oklahoma group, Oklahomans in Action, to place on the ballot an initiative, Stop Overspending, one of several measures run in different states known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TaBOR. Among the paid petitioners used were some that had come to Oklahoma from other states to work on the drive. On October 2, 2007, Jacob was formally indicted in Oklahoma on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the state on the matter of hiring out-of-state petitioners. Jacob claims the petition's organizers had sought, and received, approval for this from the Oklahoma Secretary of State. The maximum fine for their alleged crime is $25,000, and the maximum sentence is ten years in prison. Jacob was indicted with two others in the case, and each pleaded not guilty. A website -- FreePaulJacob.com - -was put up in Jacob's defense. -- Wikipedia.orgPaul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in... more
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Paul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in Richmond, VA April 1, 2008.
In 2005 and 2006, Jacob worked with an Oklahoma group, Oklahomans in Action, to place on the ballot an initiative, Stop Overspending, one of several measures run in different states known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TaBOR. Among the paid petitioners used were some that had come to Oklahoma from other states to work on the drive. On October 2, 2007, Jacob was formally indicted in Oklahoma on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the state on the matter of hiring out-of-state petitioners. Jacob claims the petition's organizers had sought, and received, approval for this from the Oklahoma Secretary of State. The maximum fine for their alleged crime is $25,000, and the maximum sentence is ten years in prison. Jacob was indicted with two others in the case, and each pleaded not guilty. A website -- FreePaulJacob.com - -was put up in Jacob's defense. -- Wikipedia.orgPaul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in... more
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Paul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in Richmond, VA April 1, 2008.
In 2005 and 2006, Jacob worked with an Oklahoma group, Oklahomans in Action, to place on the ballot an initiative, Stop Overspending, one of several measures run in different states known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TaBOR. Among the paid petitioners used were some that had come to Oklahoma from other states to work on the drive. On October 2, 2007, Jacob was formally indicted in Oklahoma on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the state on the matter of hiring out-of-state petitioners. Jacob claims the petition's organizers had sought, and received, approval for this from the Oklahoma Secretary of State. The maximum fine for their alleged crime is $25,000, and the maximum sentence is ten years in prison. Jacob was indicted with two others in the case, and each pleaded not guilty. A website -- FreePaulJacob.com - -was put up in Jacob's defense. -- Wikipedia.orgPaul Jacob discusses his indictment in Oklahoma at the Libertarian Supper Club in... more
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Explosive new video, now in a short, 4+ minute version, blasts the justification for Alaskas current aerial wolf hunting program and rallies voters to end it. Using testimony from a Board of Game member, this video exposes the fallacy behind Governor Sarah Palins claim that predator control is based on sound science. Declarations that the program is for the benefit of subsistence hunters are shattered with documentation showing that sport and trophy hunters take up to 73% of prey in areas where aerial wolf hunting has taken place. End Aerial Wolf Hunting - Short Version rallies support for H.R. 3663, legislation now being considered in the U.S. Congress which will close the loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act that has been exploited to allow this practice to continue. Five years in the making, this video exposes the truth about the stranglehold the hunting lobby has on wildlife management in Alaska. Explosive new video, now in a short, 4+ minute version, blasts the justification for... more
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Little Red Riding Hood lied! Typical wild wolf behavior found in Denali National Park, Alaska, repeatedly observed over 15 years.
Little Red Riding Hood lied! Typical wild wolf behavior found in Denali National Park,... more
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Explosive new video, now in a short, 4+ minute version, blasts the justification for Alaskas current aerial wolf hunting program and rallies voters to end it. Using testimony from a Board of Game member, this video exposes the fallacy behind Governor Sarah Palins claim that predator control is based on sound science. Declarations that the program is for the benefit of subsistence hunters are shattered with documentation showing that sport and trophy hunters take up to 73% of prey in areas where aerial wolf hunting has taken place. End Aerial Wolf Hunting - Short Version rallies support for H.R. 3663, legislation now being considered in the U.S. Congress which will close the loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act that has been exploited to allow this practice to continue. Five years in the making, this video exposes the truth about the stranglehold the hunting lobby has on wildlife management in Alaska. Explosive new video, now in a short, 4+ minute version, blasts the justification for... more
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Explosive new video blasts the justification for Alaskas current aerial wolf hunting program and rallies voters to end it. Using testimony from Alaska Department of Fish & Game staff, a master hunting guide, and Board of Game members, this video exposes the fallacy behind Governor Sarah Palins claim that predator control is based on sound science. Declarations that the program is for the benefit of subsistence hunters are shattered with documentation showing that sport and trophy hunters take up to 73% of prey in areas where aerial wolf hunting has taken place. End Aerial Wolf Hunting rallies support for H.R. 3663, legislation now being considered in the U.S. Congress which will close the loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act that has been exploited to allow this practice to continue. Five years in the making, this video exposes the truth about the stranglehold the hunting lobby has on wildlife management in Alaska.Explosive new video blasts the justification for Alaskas current aerial wolf hunting... more
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