I am voting NO on everything.<br> <br> No, to messing with the Idaho Constitution. <br> No, to wasting millions more on those stupid anti-tobacco commercials<br> No, to raising sales tax on food and OTC drugs by 20%<br> <br> How about an amendment to outlaw potholes in our streets?<br> How about an amendment limiting the number of lawyers?<br> How about an amendment that makes it a felony for a politician in Idaho public office to lie to the public?<br> How about an amendment mandating every person have access to affordable health care?<br> How about an amendment raising the minimum wage to $6.50 an hour?<br> How about an amendment limiting classroom size?<br> <br> I am tired of these pointless, meaningless, political propositions that are only designed to enrage the public, bring out the Republican or Democratic base, but do nothing in reality for the people of Idaho.<br> <br> VOTE NO on Proposition BS. <br> <br> Best,<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>lfalen
<lfalen@turbonet.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> I agree with Tom on all of these.<br><br>Roger Falen<br>-----Original message-----<br>From: Tom Trail ttrail@moscow.com<br>Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:33:32 -0800<br>To: vision2020@mail-gw.fsr.net<br>Subject: [Spam] [Vision2020] Update on Election issues from Rep. Trail<br><br>> ><br>> ><br>> >Visionaires:<br>> ><br>> >><br>> >>A number of District 6 citizens have asked me my position on several issues<br>> >>facing Idaho voters on November 7th. I will be voting NO to Prop. 2.<br>> >><br>> >>Proposition 2 -- This would be a taxpayer nightmare. It affects <br>> >>both eminent<br>> >>domain and local planning. According to Attorney General Wasden, Idaho has<br>> >>some of the best eminent domain laws in the land, and the
Legislature passed<br>> >>several laws this past session improving homeowner and business protection.<br>> >><br>> >>Proposition 2 will allow speculators to dodge local planning laws forever<br>> >>changing the character of our neighborhoods and rural lands. Under Prop. 2<br>> >>speculators could build a pig farm or junkyard next to your house or the<br>> >>taxpayers would have to pay them not to.<br>> >><br>> >>Proposition 2 will undermine the local planning safeguards that <br>> >>investors and businesses and investors count on to make investments <br>> >>with confidence. Local land use approvals will come to a halt <br>> >>while courts sort out it all out--delaying and increasing the costs <br>> >>for local projects. Oregon passed a similar measure in 2004 and <br>> >>now faces over $5 billion in claims from speculators. Prop. 2 has <br>>
>>been characterized as a welfare state for lawyers.<br>> >>VOTE NO on Prop. 2.<br>> >><br>> >>SJR 107 -- The purpose of this proposed amendment is to create a permanent<br>> >>endowment fund into which 80 percent of the money received annually <br>> >>as a result of the settlement between the state of Idaho and <br>> >>tobacco product manufacturers will be deposited. The Legislature <br>> >>in tough economic times has taken the<br>> >>tobacco settlement and placed it in the General Fund instead of devoting it<br>> >>to anti-tobacco and health related programs. This will protect the monies<br>> >>for anti-tobacco and health related programs. Vote YES for SJR 107.<br>> >><br>> >>Proposition 1 is a citizens initiative placed on the ballot by <br>> >>80,000 citizens signatures to improve public school funding. <br>> >>Idaho's schools have
the 8th most crowded classroom, and we rank <br>> >>45th in funding public education. Idaho citizens<br>> >>are being asked to provide about $230 million in additional funding for our<br>> >>public schools. This will mean updated textbooks, smaller class sizes, with<br>> >>additional access to art, music, and PE for students.<br>> >><br>> >>Each school district decides which of the nine proven classroom <br>> >>investments they need most and how they will spend their portion. <br>> >>Local decisions will determine<br>> >>how the funds are spent. If Proposition 1 passes the Legislature will be<br>> >>charged with coming up with alternative revenue streams to provide <br>> >>the funding.<br>> >>Proposition is an excellent investment in Idaho's future. Vote YES on<br>> >>Proposition I.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> >><br>>
>><br>> >>Rep. Tom Trail<br>> >><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Dr. Tom Trail<br>> International Trails<br>> 1375 Mt. View Rd.<br>> Moscow, Id. 83843<br>> Tel: (208) 882-6077<br>> Fax: (208) 882-0896<br>> e mail ttrail@moscow.com<br>> <br><br>=======================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> http://www.fsr.net <br> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>=======================================================<br></blockquote><br><p> 
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