My fellow Angelenos may be waiting till the last minute to vote, but I have to wonder - are the ballot choices we have here too much to understand or care about? It's not like we have great options this election.
Take Senator for instance: do we keep the one who's been part and parcel of the government of the past 20 years, and who has let the democratic faithful down more than once? Or do we replace her with a corporate hack who thinks because she was a pampered CEO she knows how to represent a state in Congress? Picking the lesser of two evils, or put another way, choosing the devil you know...etc, is never an enticing proposition.
What about propositions? The only truly interesting one, one that isn't repealing something or amending the constitution in some useless way, is Prop 19, the one which would 'legalize' marijuana. Interesting yes, but hard to decide what to do about. Do you vote yes and set up a potential conflict between state and federal law enforcement that could see DEA agents swooping in and arresting California citizens for growing their 'legal' 25 square feet of weed? Or do you vote no and perpetuate the damaging drug war status quo?
I tell you, it's one unappealing set of choices. But vote we must, so if you haven't yet, get out there and give it your best shot (figuratively speaking)
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