Special Election Endorsements

Chuck Baldwin's 2005 California Special Election Endorsements:

Prop 73 - Teen abortion - NO
State laws cannot force healthy family communication.

Prop 74 - Teacher tenure - YES
There are a lot of bad teachers teaching our children. If they don't perform, they should be let go. Two years is not long enough to make tenure anyway. And once tenured, they should still be accountable for their performance. New teachers should know this and not expect to slack off.

Prop 75 - Silence public employee unions - NO
The unions are one of the last big voices for those without great wealth to stand up to those with infinite means to get their message out. While this silences only the unions for publicly employed workers, the unions that have indeed put a stranglehold on some government activities, it is not the solution needed for real progress.

Prop 76 - Unilateral education cuts - NO
If the state cannot run itself properly and gets itself far overextended, it won't be the first time. The solution is not in cutting money from our children's education. California already has one of the worst public education systems. Let's not make it worse. Make cuts elsewhere.

Prop 77 - Redistricting - YES
I originally said NO on this because it is one The Arnold's propositions. But truth be told, a panel of judges chosen by a fair and balanced picking procedure is a far better alternative to the legislators picking their own districts. This Prop. has the Dems and Repubs shaking in their boots.

Prop 78 - Phony drug benefits - NO
A drug proposition drafted by the pharmaceutical corporations is not in the best interest of the citizens of California.

Prop 79 - Real drug coverage - YES
This is a real stab at fairly lowering drug costs to un- and under-insured Californians by using volume purchasing power. And no one will lose low-cost access to any drug required for their treatment.

Prop 80 - YES/NO
I'm undecided on this. Those against it say "never say never" when it comes to permanent laws. I just don't know what will happen with deregulation if this is voted down. I should do more research.

Or, vote NO on all of them to send the message to future governors that we do not want our tax dollars wasted on special elections for their pet initiatives.