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Title: Additional good election news...
Post by: Driven1 on November 05, 2008, 12:15:15 AM
Republicans maintain comfortable lead in Florida Senate with 26-14 seats.

Colleges constitutional amendment fails.

Mike Weinstein wins Florida House seat (would've made a better mayor though)
http://news.jacksonville.com/justin/2008/11/04/weinstein-wins-florida-house-seat/


Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: tufsu1 on November 05, 2008, 07:46:12 AM
why was the college ammendment a bad thing?

All it would have done is allow local governments to hold a referendum on a tax increase.

Most true conservatoves believe in smaller state/federal government with more local decisions.....that's exactly what the ammendment would have fostered.
Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: civil42806 on November 05, 2008, 08:09:59 AM
Quote from: tufsu1 on November 05, 2008, 07:46:12 AM
why was the college ammendment a bad thing?

All it would have done is allow local governments to hold a referendum on a tax increase.

Most true conservatoves believe in smaller state/federal government with more local decisions.....that's exactly what the ammendment would have fostered.

the amendment was terribly written, I had to set down and puzzle it out for a while.  Doubt seriously if most people really could make heads or tails of it.
Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: uptowngirl on November 05, 2008, 08:58:04 AM
Quote from: tufsu1 on November 05, 2008, 07:46:12 AM
why was the college ammendment a bad thing?

All it would have done is allow local governments to hold a referendum on a tax increase.

Most true conservatoves believe in smaller state/federal government with more local decisions.....that's exactly what the ammendment would have fostered.


I agree I am confused on this one?
Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: Driven1 on November 05, 2008, 09:16:01 AM
I, like most of Florida, was able to decipher that checking "Yes" meant walking down the road of possibly even more taxes.  That was all.
Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: Driven1 on November 05, 2008, 09:33:38 AM
AND - FURTHER GOOD NEWS:

ban on gay marriage PASSES THIS TIME in California!!!  take that Apple and Google!!! ;)

similar amendment passes also in Arizona!!
Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: RiversideGator on November 05, 2008, 04:15:26 PM
Some not commented on pre-election news:

Nathan Bedford Forrest HS will keep its name.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=6175137
Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: uptowngirl on November 05, 2008, 05:10:40 PM
Did Murtha win? I haven't seen this...
Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: Driven1 on November 05, 2008, 05:12:18 PM
Quote from: uptowngirl on November 05, 2008, 05:10:40 PM
Did Murtha win? I haven't seen this...

unfortunately - and only thanks to Obama - yes.  fat little "b@$^@4d" is what his opponent had called him.
Title: Re: Additional good election news...
Post by: uptowngirl on November 05, 2008, 05:14:04 PM
Quote from: Driven1 on November 05, 2008, 05:12:18 PM
Quote from: uptowngirl on November 05, 2008, 05:10:40 PM
Did Murtha win? I haven't seen this...

unfortunately - and only thanks to Obama - yes.  fat little "b@$^@4d" is what his opponent had called him.

Well that proves how stupid people are, he calls them racist and they vote him in anyway... there you go, no wonder.....