Oregon:
Did you see the OregonLive results yet??
I’m pretty happy about pretty much everything there. :) Except, uh… laughably 47 is passing without 46. Considering that 46 ALLOWS laws regulating campaign funds in the first place, you can’t pass a MEASURE THAT WOULD REGULATE FUNDS (measure 47) without it. And thus… right now, measure 47 is passing…but meaningless if 46 fails. (ORmeasures.org).
(12:09:14 AM) Xander: obviously, someone didn’t read the ballot measures.
Understatement FTW!
Edit: Isaac Laquedem and his readers have much more intelligent things to say about this.
Nation:
I’ve had this insane I-cant-turn-off-the-news night. I’m sure I’m not the only one. I’m ending the night with the Daily Show / Cobert Report mash-up. Cobert paraphrase of the day:
Democrats are going to use our tax dollars to buy electric cars for NPR and teach evolution to illegal immigrants!
Go Cobert go! (someone correct me on the exact text of that quote please?)
In my head:
Another thing that’s spiffy is how all of this led to me having really great conversations with people I don’t get to talk to very often. Like Maiki and Xander to name just two. I suppose it’s not BAD that politics brings people into productive, unexpected, heated, and awesome conversations with each other. That’s what it’s supposed to do.
Anyway. It seems that only three of the friends I talked to didn’t vote, so I think that’s a good sign. People my age … CARE! I feel less disenfranchised!
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I even voted! :) thanks to Polvi, who mailed my ballot to NYC for me, and Mike who express mailed it back. it was so fun watching the election and knowing that I made a difference.
Beth, that’s awesome!! *high five*
@Isaac
You’re absolutely right. And it doesn’t reflect well on Oregon voters at all.
I’m still lost figuring it out. The only way in which no on 46 and yes on 47 makes sense is if a voter thought that the reporting requirements of 47 will take effect even if 46 fails, and the voter likes the reporting requirements. I read the language in 47 to say that it doesn’t take effect at all until the Oregon constitution is interpreted or amended to allow limits on campaign spending — even the provisions that don’t violate the state constitution. It’s a mystery.
I’m also lost figuring it out. I liked what your readers were saying about how it may have been interpreted as competing measures, or they got squeamish about altering the constitution and somehow thought 47 wouldn’t need a constitutional amendment.
Find any news media picking up on this quirky result?
The Oregonian ran a story about the 46/47 result on Friday. The O found some people who thought that parts of 47 will take effect despite 46 failing, and others who said that none of it will take effect. The Director of Elections didn’t know, and sent out a call to the Attorney General for help.
Thanks for the news Isaac. I wish I subscribed to the Oregonian!
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