by David Safier
No normal human being can possibly figure out the ballot propositions without help. I include myself as one of the befuddled homo sapiens. So it's helpful that the Pima County Democratic Party's Executive Committee has put together a list of recommendations on the propositions, with reasons for its choices.
The Committee didn't give a recommendation on Prop 202 relating to employment of undocumented workers. I'm voting NO, with the feeling that it's better to vote against a Prop if you can't be sure what it will do. Unintended (or hidden) consequences are difficult to correct for the reason stated above the Pima Dem recommendations:
Note that all statewide propositions passed by the voters can only be changed significantly by another statewide vote, or under certain conditions by a supermajority of the legislature, making it difficult to modify them. If you do not understand all the wording in a proposition or disagree with parts of it, consider voting NO and working for change within the Legislature.
Ballot initiatives are definitely confusing – particularly Prop 200. The payday lending industry has poured tens of millions of dollars into AZ to try and mislead voters into thinking Prop 200 is about “reform.” It’s not.
The recommendation by the Pima County Democratic Party's Executive Committee on Prop 200 is spot on. Payay lenders prey upon poor families and trap them in a never-ending cycle of debt. Arizona is better off without these predatory loansharks. Vote no on 200.
Posted by: NOprop200AZ | October 20, 2008 at 10:35 AM