Here are John and Ken's California proposition voting recommendations for 2004. In summary:
Proposition 63: NoI like their positions, and this is probably how I'm going to vote.
Proposition 64: Yes
Proposition 66: No
Proposition 67: No
Proposition 68: No
Proposition 69: Yes
Proposition 70: No
Proposition 71: No
Proposition 72: No
Measure A: No
Hey, I'm a friend of Steve's, and she suggested, when I asked her opinion on some of the propositions, that I check out this post. Here's my voting situation. I'm considering prop 66, about the "Three Strikes" law. Now, I've heard more than one story about people sent off to jail for extended times when their third strike "wasn't really all that bad." The law would lift a financial burden from the prison system, as well as make things harder on sex offenders, which is good. Then there's the other side. While I'm a believer in second chances, I can't help but figure that the "Three Strikes" law, by definition, gives a felon chances to improve. More personally, someone broke into my house when I was young, while I was the only one home. Nothing was taken because my presence scared him off, and he certainly wasn't looking for a confrontation. Such a thing might not be considered a violent/serious penalty under the new law, and I'm not sure I like that. It's been a comfort to me that the burglar, a third striker, is behind bars. But then again, he wasn't really looking for trouble, and many would argue that so much prison time is a little unfair. So I'm wavering, and could use some imput.
S: You'll be making a big mistake if you vote for Prop 66. Go read this article by prosecutor Patrick Frey to see why.