[GPCA Updates] GPCA NEWS ADVISORY: Greens turn thumbs down to propositions on May 19 ballot]

[Green Party of California Updates]

                News Advisory
         THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
            http://www.cagreens.org


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 4, 2009
	

Green Party turns thumbs-down to propositions
on May 19 ballot, charge plan is ‘rotten deal' that
only gives voters ‘choice' of being shot in arm or leg

SACRAMENTO – The Green Party of California today – after polling its
members and county councils statewide for the past month – strongly urged
state voters to vote "no" on all propositions on the May 19 special ballot,
calling the plan a "rotten deal."

"We oppose the cuts in transportation, education, social services and other
humane services, and we oppose this deal even though we were told that
great hardship would result if (this) rotten deal failed to pass," said
Michael Rubin, who analyzed the measures for the Green Party of Alameda County.

"Even more we oppose the process which offers us a ‘choice' of being shot
in the leg or shot in the arm, but did not offer us the choice of using our
collective wealth to meet human needs," added Rubin.

The Greens agreed with the California Nurses Association (CNA) – which also
opposed the entire package, and League of Women Voters that Prop. 1A should
be defeated, saying it would create new problems and mandate more billions
in cuts to needed social concerns.

And although some Greens polled believed that Prop. 1B looked good at first
glance, they discarded it – as did the CNA – because it was only the
"sweetener" for the rotten deal, especially Prop.1A. They rejected Prop. 1C
for much the same reasons.

Prop. 1D and Prop. 1E were turned down because they steal money from two
previous propositions meant to benefit children and families, as well as
from mental services.

Finally, Greens voted to oppose Prop.1F because it is deceptive, and
doesn't really prevent the politicians from receiving their normal
salaries, per diem and other perks (like free use of automobiles, etc.). It
only bars "increases" in budget deficit years."

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