The first glance at the cover looked boring so I didn't bother with it until it was the only thing to read on the table. There are three pretty interesting measures up for a vote.
1. A law that would make vehicle diagnostic and repair information available to everyone, including individual consumers and third party repair shops. I guess right now the manufacturers keep that proprietary at the dealerships, probably because it gives them an edge when it comes to certain repairs.
2. An assisted suicide bill. It would let a physician administer an end of life drug as long as the patient met certain criteria like 6-months to live, terminal illness, etc. There would be a process to it. It wouldn't be like a drive through clinic!
3. Medical marijuana. Currently there is only one type of medical marijuana available and that's a pill called Marinol. This bill allow dispensaries like those seen on that National Geographic show, American Weed, to provide 60 day supplies to treat certain chronic illnesses like AIDS and MS.
The booklet has law summaries, brief pro and con arguments, then the boring ass full text of the whole bill.
I will use this opportunity to praise our country for the kind of questions we are debating while taking a jab at some of the backward cultures on the other side of the planet.
The drama created by the political campaigns of those running for office this year, exacerbated by the media, are eye-rollingly frustrating. But aside from the name calling there are real issues being debated. Our presidential candidates are debating real issues like budgets, the economy, and health care reform. Local governments are giving citizens the opportunity to vote on vehicle repair laws and assisted suicide. This is a model of what modern industrialized nations are supposed to be doing!
Meanwhile in Pakistan, hordes of people with nothing else to do are protesting in the streets, flipping cars, lighting fires, destroying property, all because some guy with a studio in California dissed some icon they respect? I feel like telling them, "Hey, why don't you get back to your office and make something instead of destroying property that doesn't belong to you. Oh, and grow up. I used to get mad when someone made fun of my dad but I'm not 7 anymore."
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