Click on the link below to take this BRIEF survey. 1. Ballot Question 3 would make marijuana legal for medical use, how would you vote? Ballot Question 3 would make marijuana legal for medical use, how would you vote? YES - … [Read more...]
Q3 is about Pot Convenience Stores – Not Sick People
Marijuana is NOT medicine. Let's not kid ourselves Patients deserve and can get real FDA approved treatments that work. In states with “medical” marijuana, pot shops are everywhere, substance abuse among teens has risen and more people … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby: World May End if Question 3 Defeated
In a hilarious column today the Globe's Jeff Jacoby asserts that the world, or representative democracy in Massachusetts, or something equally colossal, may end if ballot Question 3 (to defund public services by cutting the sales tax from … [Read more...]
How Powerful the Racing Lobby?
(Uh...how many diaries do I get a day? LOL) In celebrating the win for the puppies (ie, the passing of Question 3!), I have paused to ask myself several times if this is the end to this matter, or if there's another fight a-brewin'. After … [Read more...]
No, No, No
Question 2 In my mind, all of the discussion about whether or not a yes vote would save the state money, or contribute to a rise in teen marijuana use, or make the job of police easier or harder is ancillary fluff. The question should be … [Read more...]
You say referendums, I say referenda: No, Yes, Yes
I think I've held forth on these already, so I won't belabor the points:Question 1: No. For all those folks who don't use roads, or send kids to schools (or care about or are influenced by public education in any way), or … [Read more...]
The Dog Track Campaign Tactic:
Confuse the voters. This from today's State House News Service (sorry, can't link to SHNS): DOG RACING GROUP TAKE NAME OF GROUP SUPPORTING RACING BAN A ballot question committee has formed to oppose Question 3, which bans dog racing, but … [Read more...]
Race Tracks Violating State Law?
Of course, as with anything this cynical and irregular, the bludgeon they keep hitting themselves with doesn't stop. Among those sweet, kind-hearted videos on the Youtube site are a few claims that are flat out wrong. In fact, the very … [Read more...]
Vote No on Question 3
SEIU officials would have you believe that their union would allow more access to child care. This in fact is not true. DEEC, the state agency which manages child care subsidies walks a fine balance between access and affordability. What … [Read more...]
Ballot questions: Yes on 1 and 2, maybe on 3
Here are our opinions on the ballot questions for Tuesday.We support Question 1, allowing supermarkets to sell wine. We've yet to see a convincing argument why they shouldn't. The danger to mom-n-pop liquor stores is vastly overstated. As … [Read more...]