February 18, 2000
PROPOSITION 1A: Gambling On Tribal Lands
A constitutional amendment to allow Indian tribes to offer Navada-New Jersey style gambling .
CALIFORNIA'S STATE CONSTITUTION limit the types of gambling that can occur in California! The State Lottery, horse racing and wagering on the results, and Bingo for charitable purposes is allowed. Nevada-and New Jersey-type Casinos are prohibited.
In 1998, the wealthy casino Indian tribes poured $67 million into a campaign that resulted in the passage of PROP 5. The Federal Courts ruled PROP 5 unconstitutional because it violated the State Constitution's ban on Casino style gambling (Nevada-New Jersey type).
Now the wealthy Casino Tribes are offering PROP 1A, an end run, on the California Constitution, banning Nevada-New Jersey type gambling. Some of the Indian Tribes have announced that they have already contracted with NEVADA gambling casinos to take over the operation of Indian casinos when PROP 1A passes. These actions MAKE PROP 1A UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Prevent the take over of California by corrupt National Crime Syndicates! Money corrupts!
PROPOSITION 12: Parks Bond to buy, maintain recreational cultural and Natural areas.
Borrows $2.1 Billion Dollars
PROPOSITION 13: Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection.
Borrows $1.970 Billion Dollars
PROPOSITION 14: Public Library Construction, Reading and Literacy improvement.
Borrows $350 Million Dollars
PROPOSITION 15: To Build Crime Laboratories.
Borrows $250 Million Dollars
PROPOSITION 16: To Build Veterans Care Homes.
Borrows $50 million Dollars
All of these Bond proposals are asking the voters to approve the borrowing of money for various projects, many of which are probably worthy projects. La Prensa San Diego can not support further indebtedness be placed on the residents of California. Why are our legislators in Sacramento so intent on adding to our enormous tax burdens when the State this year is wallowing in over $6 Billion, and more to come this year, that remains unspent?
It is our belief that our State Government should pay for these projects as we have the money. WE HAVE 6 BILLION IN THE STATE COFFERS that is not required in our current budget. But rest assured that our astute politicians will soon be coming up with ways to squander that money! If these Propositions are so important put them in the State Budget! Or, is this so difficult for our Sacramento leadership to comprehend. We make bold to suggest to VOTE NO ON ALL THESE PEOPOSALS. Perhaps then the Governor will see that he can pay cash, up front for PROPOSITIONS 12, 13, 14,15, & 16!. Without incurring furtherBonded Indebtness for the State.
Easy Math:
State wants to issue Bonds (borrow): $4.69 Billion!
The State then wants to have the taxpayers pay $3.34 Billion in Interest
Totall Debt for next 25 Years (Principle plus interest): $8.03 Billion dollars
Common sense would say:
On Propositions 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16
Proposition 17: Would permit Non-Profit Groups to conduct Raffles.
In California the only legal raffle is the State Lottery. Prop 17 would allow private nonprofit groups to charge money to win a prize in a lottery system. Ninety percent of the profits must go to the nonprofit organization. Some regulatory fees would be allowed. Raffles, a kind of lottery, with prizes for the winners are actually illegal. Under Prop 17 they would now be considered legal.
PROPOSITION 17 legalizes what in is in fact already in being. Make honest folks of churches and other assorted clubs that regularly conduct raffles much to consternation of local law agencies of the State.
Proposition 18: Defines the special circumstances under which first-degree murder is punishable with death or life imprisonment without parole.
First Degree Murder involves cases in which a murderer intentionally or deliberate kills a victim or it takes place during certain other crimes. 25 tears to life is generally with possibility of release from prison on parole. A sentence of death or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, if special circumstances specified, in state law apply to the crime.
PROP 18 clarifies one such `special circumstance'. It changes the wording of the law that states "the murderer intentionally killed the victim while lying in wait". The new wording would be "the murderer intentionally killed the victim "by means of lying in wait".
Proposition 19: Extends the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 2nd degree murder to anyone who murders a Peace Officer employed by (Bart) Bay Area Rapid Transit,
University of California, and the California State University system.
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