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Evaluating California Ballot Propositions

A few rules of thumb I use in evaluating California ballot propositions:

1) Is it a REVENUE BOND? — Likely YES
2) Is it a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT? — Default NO
3) Endorsed by Jerry Brown? — Likely YES
4) Argument in favor/opposition use LOTS OF CAPITALIZED WORDS AND PHRASES — Those arguments are nutters
5) Wait, why shouldn’t the legislature, &c. be figuring this out?! — Likely NO

This time around I figure condoms, ammunition, and plastic bags are issues Cal/OSHA and the legislature need to figure out.