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...voters in many Western democracies, Ireland included, have a tendency to shy away from politicians who are far more intelligent than themselves. Adlai Stevenson was one of the best examples of this. As for any politician completely understanding the global financial mess, well, sadly Einstein is not on any ballot. Robert Liffey, DUBLIN...
...agencies that help people with the myriad of issues they face are struggling themselves because funding is reduced, and maybe they even have a spouse or partner who lost their job somewhere else,” Semonoff said. DHS agency directors expressed relief that Question One—the ballot measure that would have eliminated the current 5.3 percent income tax—failed to pass last Tuesday. Income tax accounts for nearly $12 billion in state revenue. According to Reddy, the effect of the repeal if passed, would have been “absolutely devastating.” Many...
...placed source of continual gaffes. Back during the 2000 campaign, when people based their presidential choices on whimsical criteria like “Someone I’d Like To Have A Beer With” or “I Couldn’t Figure Out How the Ballot Worked,” everyone laughed incredulously at the slow but steady stream of “Bushisms.” Little did we know that gems like “I know how hard it is to put food on your family” were only the beginning...
...state constitution by taking away a fundamental right from some citizens, the change should be viewed as a revision instead of an amendment - and the California Constitution requires that so-called revisions be passed by both houses of the legislature before being submitted to voters. (See the Top 10 ballot measures...
...mean the end to all morals legislation of any kind," he says, echoing the line of reasoning made famous by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in his dissent in the high court's 2003 decision striking down state laws that made gay sex a crime. (See the Top 10 ballot measures...