They should be revered for their brains and leadership potential - instead they are applauded for showy gowns, abundant hair spray and goofy dance numbers. We're reaching a new century, it's time for a pageant that reflects a new era. I-695 would not have passed without the help of many members of those organizations who were spending their members' dues money to defeat it. Even though that money was wasted, they are spending even more money to bring suit against I-695. Now we hear that the projected increasing state surplus for the next couple of years will offset any supposed losses from I-695.
Some people see voter approval of individual taxes and fees an impossible chore.
To those people I would say, don't bother to vote, we'll take care of it for you. I see it as evidence of the gouging we are getting from the politicians behind our backs and in secret. Right now, and in the foreseeable future, there will be no financial crisis. But, I-695 not withstanding, the financial crisis nationwide will begin when the federal government begins to take Microsoft apart. Of course that would be a dead giveaway because it would glaringly point out what they have been busy doing to us all along.