Vote Yes!
This law prohibits public employee unions from using union dues for political purposes except with the consent of individual employees.
All I say, is that it's about time! My only complaint is that this only covers public employees and not private sector employees. However, it's a step in the right direction. Let's pass this and then tackle the private sector in the next election.
I heard on the news today that many teachers are crying out because the teacher's union is raising their dues by $20-30 a month to payback a loan they the union took out to help fund the latest television slime campaign against the governor. That is simply unfair. And teachers simply have to pay the extra fees regardless of whether they supported that ad campaign or not. This now gives them a choice. My wife has to belong to a union for her job and I cringe every month when she pays her dues knowing that at least half of them are going to liberal political purposes. In the last election, I voted opposite the union on every single item. So why is my money going to support their views when they oppose mine?
The opponents continue their rant about teachers being under attack with this law. They claim that there is a hidden agenda to limit the effectiveness of the union. duh! It allows those with opposing viewpoints to contribute their money elsewhere. If enough people do this, then yes it will limit the power of the unions. Unions have too much power anyway, and the liberals can't tell the difference between an attack on unions and an attack on individuals. They like to personalize it to appeal to our emotions. Under the new law, the unions will get the political contributions of those who actually agree with their political views. Perhaps this will make the unions more moderate or conservative in order to keep the money coming in from people who can't stand the liberal left.
The other complaint from the opposition is that it limits the effectiveness of the public employee unions while doing nothing with the private sector leaving their unions powerful. I grant them this, but we have to start somewhere. Let's go after the private sectory next. My wife works in the private sector and will not reap the benefits of this law. But I want to see a similar law on the next ballot targetted at the private sector.
Vote YES! and give public employees a choice as to where they contribute their political dollars.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Prop 74 - increase probation length for teacher tenure
Vote YES!
Prop 74 would increase the length of a new teacher's probation from two years to five. This requires teachers to perform well for longer and gives principals more time to evaluate teachers before they are granted tenure.
Under current law, tenured teachers are very hard to remove for unsatisfactory performance. This law allows schools to fire tenured teachers after two consecutive unsatisfactory evaluations.
I really hate the bogus lies that the opponets to this proposition use in their ads. They don't really say anything about the increased probationary period, but they are really opposed to the rest of the law. They try to appeal to our emotions by saying that this proposition is an attack on our teachers and designed to punish hardworking teachers. There is nothing farther from the truth. This law does not punish or attach teachers. It simply ups the standard. Poor performing teachers are the only ones who have to worry. Good teachers have nothing to worry about. Even an occasional unsatisfactory review won't deny them their teaching job. Under this law, tenured teachers can be fired after two consecutive unsatisfactory reviews. There is nothing novel about that. If I got two consecutive unsatisfactory reviews in my private sector job, I would certainly be fired. Since we're entrusting the care of our children to these teachers, they really should be held to an even higher performance standard, but sadly, the opponets of this law don't want that. Instead they want to lie to everyone and appeal to our emotions.
Vote YES!
Prop 74 would increase the length of a new teacher's probation from two years to five. This requires teachers to perform well for longer and gives principals more time to evaluate teachers before they are granted tenure.
Under current law, tenured teachers are very hard to remove for unsatisfactory performance. This law allows schools to fire tenured teachers after two consecutive unsatisfactory evaluations.
I really hate the bogus lies that the opponets to this proposition use in their ads. They don't really say anything about the increased probationary period, but they are really opposed to the rest of the law. They try to appeal to our emotions by saying that this proposition is an attack on our teachers and designed to punish hardworking teachers. There is nothing farther from the truth. This law does not punish or attach teachers. It simply ups the standard. Poor performing teachers are the only ones who have to worry. Good teachers have nothing to worry about. Even an occasional unsatisfactory review won't deny them their teaching job. Under this law, tenured teachers can be fired after two consecutive unsatisfactory reviews. There is nothing novel about that. If I got two consecutive unsatisfactory reviews in my private sector job, I would certainly be fired. Since we're entrusting the care of our children to these teachers, they really should be held to an even higher performance standard, but sadly, the opponets of this law don't want that. Instead they want to lie to everyone and appeal to our emotions.
Vote YES!
Prop 73 - Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Vote YES!
Prohibits abortion in California for a minor until 48 hours after a physician notifies a minor's parent or legal guardian, and permits judicial relief if someone is attempting to coerce a minor into having an abortion.
This Proposition partially reverses a 1953 state law that allows minors to receive pregnancy care and abortions without parental consent or even notification. A minor can't normally get an aspirin from the school nurse or even a flu shot without parental notification, so why can they get abortions? The opponents argue that this law would complicate situations in abusive households when parents received notification. Perhaps in those situations the minor would think twice about actually killing their baby. Or if they really felt threatened, the law does allow the minor to go to Juvenile court to get a waiver to this law with insinuating circumstances.
While it doesn't prohibit the heinous act of murdering unborn children like we all want, it is a step in the right direction. Most parents have invested attention and love in their daughters and care about them. While the minor still has the ultimate choice, the parents can help her understand all the alternatives and obtain better care.
This law doesn't go as far as we all want, but it's certainly a step in the right direction.
Vote YES!
Prohibits abortion in California for a minor until 48 hours after a physician notifies a minor's parent or legal guardian, and permits judicial relief if someone is attempting to coerce a minor into having an abortion.
This Proposition partially reverses a 1953 state law that allows minors to receive pregnancy care and abortions without parental consent or even notification. A minor can't normally get an aspirin from the school nurse or even a flu shot without parental notification, so why can they get abortions? The opponents argue that this law would complicate situations in abusive households when parents received notification. Perhaps in those situations the minor would think twice about actually killing their baby. Or if they really felt threatened, the law does allow the minor to go to Juvenile court to get a waiver to this law with insinuating circumstances.
While it doesn't prohibit the heinous act of murdering unborn children like we all want, it is a step in the right direction. Most parents have invested attention and love in their daughters and care about them. While the minor still has the ultimate choice, the parents can help her understand all the alternatives and obtain better care.
This law doesn't go as far as we all want, but it's certainly a step in the right direction.
Vote YES!
Coming soon....
My take on the latest California ballot propositions. I know it's early, but the false emotionally charged TV ads are already getting on my nerves.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Awesome Halo Game
Ok, I just had to share this because this game was really awesome. Check out my shots fired. In this game, two of us went around in the jeep for the entire game killing people with the turret or running them over with the jeep.
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