Supporters:"- Sierra Pacific Synod of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Dolores Huerta Foundation; Equality California
Opponents: Jonathan Keller, California Family Council; Rev. Tanner DiBella
On the same ballot where California voters were helping to elect the country's first black president, they also passed PROP-8, enshrining the concept that "marriage is only between a man and a woman" into our state Constitution.
This proved to be a low water mark as only seven years later the Supreme Court required all states to recognize same-sex marriage in the Obergefell V. Hodges decision. While this negated PROP-8, its wording still remains in the Constitution. If Clarence Thomas fullfills his threat to repeal Obergell, California would no longer recognize the fundamental right to marry. PROP-3 would change that.
Those opposing PROP-3 would have you believe that consenting adults making fundamental decisions about whom to marry "paves the way for the legalization of"child marriage and incestuous relationships". I am rejecting their bigotry and voting "Yes."
Proposition 4
Authorizes $10 billion in general obligation bonds for water, wildfire prevention, and protection of communities and lands. Requires annual audits. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $400 million annually for 40 years to repay the bond.
Supporters: Clean Water Action; CALFIRE Firefighters; National Wildlife Federation; The Nature Conservancy
Opponents: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
Sticking our heads in the sand will not protect us from the effects of climate change. Increasingly intense wildfires have destroyed entire communities and droughts seem to be the new normal, threatening access to water. PROP-4 would fund projects to help protect Californians from this devastation.
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association opposes the measure saying that "It's reckless to use borrowed money." What they do not offer is an alternative funding solution. Would they prefer that taxes be raised so that these life-saving measures can be financed immediately? I am voting "Yes."
Proposition 5
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