elections

EVENT: Why I’m Voting Against Jan Schakowsky in the Illinois 9th District Race.

U.S. House of Representative: Illinois 9th District
Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (Democrat) vs. Moe Shanfield (Green) vs. Michael Younan (Republican)

Blue Skies Falling endorses: MOE SHANFIELD (GREEN)

This is, actually, probably the hardest decision for me to make this cycle.

There is little question of the race’s outcome, but I need to outline my reasoning, because I vocally supported Schakowsky in 2004.

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Event: ELECTION 2008 : MICHIGAN : PROPOSAL 2008-02 : Embryonic Stem-Cell Research.

Proposed Legislative Amendment:

A proposal to amend the State Constitution to address human embryo and human embryonic stem cell research in Michigan. (Proposal provided under an initiative petition filed with the Secretary of State on July 7, 2008.)

The proposal would add a new Section 27 to Article 1 of the State Constitution to read as follows:

To ensure that Michigan citizens have access to stem cell therapies and cures, and to ensure that physicians and researchers can conduct the most promising forms of medical research in this state, and that all such research is conducted safely and ethically, any research permitted under federal law on human embryos may be conducted in Michigan, subject to the requirements of federal law and only the following additional limitations and requirements:

(a) No stem cells may be taken from a human embryo more than fourteen days after cell division begins; provided, however, that time during which an embryo is frozen does not count against this fourteen day limit.

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Event: ELECTION 2008 : MICHIGAN : PROPOSAL 2008-01 : Medical Marijuana

Proposed Legislative Amendment:

A legislative initiative to permit the use and cultivation of marijuana for specified medical conditions. (Proposal provided under a legislative initiative petition filed with the Secretary of State on November 20, 2007.)

The following is the language of the legislative amendment as it appeared on the legislative initiative petition.

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Event: The Personal Email Conversation I’ve Just Had With David Plouffe.

I think I might have annoyed him, because after I responded to the personal email I received from Plouffe, he evidently forwarded my complaint to some campaign clerk who sent off some soulless form response.

From David Plouffe, BarackObama.com to Connor Coyne:

Connor —

Now that Barack won the final debate, there’s only one milestone remaining in this campaign — Election Day.

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Event: "Here’s how Gov. Sarah Palin’s Clearwater visit unfolded"

“Palin goes on the attack in Clearwater”
“Palin Wows ‘Em In Clearwater”
“Palin rally brings 20000 to Clearwater”

I’m starting to feel fearful.

“Palin goes on attack in visit to Clearwater”
“Clearwater crowd welcomes Sarah Palin to Florida”
“Palin folksy, feisty in Clearwater”

While I’m politically on the same page as most of my friends, I often think that they’re alarmist.

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