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gristy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 10:02 PM
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Poll question: Prop 78 or Prop 79 in CA?
Which drug proposition do you support?
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yorkiemommie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 10:05 PM
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1. i'm going along w/ the Dems recommendation

Long Beach Young Democrats' Recommendations : Ballot Props 11/8

Propositions on November 8 Ballot:



Proposition 73 NO
Proposition 74 NO
Proposition 75 NO
Proposition 76 NO
Proposition 77 NO
Proposition 78 NO
Proposition 79 YES
Proposition 80 YES


Yes on 79 and 80. NO on all the rest.
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Sandpiper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 10:07 PM
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2. Prop 78 was written by the Pharmaceutical Lobby
More info at:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-golden25aug25,1,5441748.column?coll=la-headlines-business


Prop 79 on the other hand was written by Unions and Consumer Advocacy groups.

With those as my choices, I know who I trust.

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Celica Toyota Donating Member (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 12:41 AM
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3. The CDP is backing 79. 78 helps the drug companies not the people.
79 isn't perfect but it's the better of the two.
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:38 AM
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4. Also important to know is if *both* pass...
the one with the most votes is the one that gets implemented, since they both tackle "the same problem". Therefore it isn't enough that prop 79 passes. We need to make sure by voting no on 78 and yes on 79 to ensure that 78 isn't the "leading" proposition.
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 04:09 PM
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5. We need to spread this information.
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jamesinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 08:13 AM
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6. There is a group that is working on this
it is the Alliance for a Better California (AKA the alliance) Here is their contact information:
Alliance for a Better California
1401 21st St., 4th floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 492-1962
Fax (916) 492-1977
www.allianceforabetterca.org

There are field offices up and down the state, 30 in the San Joaquin Valley alone! They will gladly take volunteers, phone banking, door knocking, tabling. Get in touch with these people, get involved, lets beat this thing.
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Oerdin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 11:45 AM
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7. I've noticed.
The pharma industry has started an ad blitz to support 78 and tear down 79. I need to research more to figure out the effects of each but my gut reaction is if big pharma doesn't like 79 then it's likely the way to go.
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 12:15 AM
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11. the notorious PhRMA is behind 78 ads
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-06-05 02:32 PM
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8. What is it going to take to see an ad saying "78 is for the drug companies
"79 is for the people."
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 04:15 AM
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9. More to the point
What's it gonna take to get a law mandating truth/full disclosure in political advertising?
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 12:34 PM
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10. I recorded Oprah and the ad came on- I paused it to read...
who it was sponsored by...all the big pharmaceutical companies were listed of course but it also said it was paid for by a company called Progressive something something I forget but the idea was I'm sure to make one think it was a "progressive" measure.

But of course...who really looks that closely.
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beltanefauve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-17-05 04:42 AM
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12. As quoted to me
by the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club , "78 we hate. 79 is fine."
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