Weirdest ballot issue. Anybody? Anybody else?

[Hilarity N. Suze]

From Denver:

Shall the voters for the City and County of Denver adopt an Initiated Ordinance to require the creation of an extraterrestrial affairs commission to help ensure the health, safety, and cultural awareness of Denver residents and visitors in relation to potential encounters or interactions with extraterrestrial intelligent beings or their vehicles, and fund such commission from grants, gitfs, and donations? Yes___ No ____.

Enough signatures, you can get any damn thing on the ballot, apparently.

[Peremensoe]

The "cultural awareness" is going to be the tough part I think.

[Frank]

From Denver:


Enough signatures, you can get any damn thing on the ballot, apparently.
I hope you vote yes. It doesn't look like it will cost the city any more money than it takes to create some space on its website, and the amusement value is potentially out of this world.

And, no, there is nothing that strange on the ballot in Missouri this year.

[Chronos]

Heck, I'd vote for that.

[Merijeek]

The "cultural awareness" is going to be the tough part I think.

"This here's called 'Pork Cracklins'".

Earth was obliterated moments later.

-Joe

[Snowboarder Bo]

^:D

dude, I actually snorted out loud and had to look away from the screen to stop laughing

[Captain Amazing]

There's a proposal on Rhode Island's ballot to change the name of the state from "the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" to "The State of Rhode Island". Given that most of the people of Rhode Island actually live in the Providence Plantations part and not the Rhode Island part, it seems vaguely ungrateful.

[Nars Glinley]

Oklahoma, that bastion of Muslim activity, has a state question that would outlaw consideration of Sharia law by Oklahoma courts. I'm fairly confident that it will pass.

[Ludovic]

Oklahoma, that bastion of Muslim activity, has a state question that would outlaw consideration of Sharia law by Oklahoma courts. I'm fairly confident that it will pass.Sure, they might be prudent in Oklahoma, but take any U.S. city with a large underground Muslim population, Des Moines, Iowa, for example. You can't build anything in it, you can't grow anything on it. Some say it's due to poor farming, but I know what's really going on, it's the illegal aliens, they're in it with the Muslims, they're building Mexican Mosques, I SWEAR TO GOD!

[Frank]

Oklahoma, that bastion of Muslim activity, has a state question that would outlaw consideration of Sharia law by Oklahoma courts.
Well, that's good. That'll get the ten commandments out of the public sphere.

[BrainGlutton]

I want to be an extraterrestrial affairs commissioner and head up the committee on, well, extraterrestrial affairs. ;)

[foolsguinea]

I would sooner vote for that than some of the ballots in my state.

[Fear Itself]

"This here's called 'Pork Cracklins'".

Earth was obliterated moments later. Before they get to try the scrapple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapple)?

[BigT]

The best we have in Arkansas is hunting being added as an enshrined right in the state constitution.

Oh, and I believe there are two counties voting on whether to no longer be "dry."

[gwendee]

I do hope you'll be back to share the results after the polls close.

None of our ballot questions come anywhere close to being that interesting. We didn't even have any I had to think very hard about. Should we fund community colleges? Yup. Should we unprotect the protected land in rural parts of the county? Nope.

[Eutychus]

There's a proposal on Rhode Island's ballot to change the name of the state from "the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" to "The State of Rhode Island". Given that most of the people of Rhode Island actually live in the Providence Plantations part and not the Rhode Island part, it seems vaguely ungrateful.

It's the "Plantations" part that has everyone riled up here.

For some reason they think it makes people believe we're part of the deep south.

[Skammer]

Here in Tennessee, I was asked to approve an amendment to the state constitution establishing the right to hunt and fish in the state (subject to reasonable restrictions.)

I voted "no, thanks."

[Skammer]

The best we have in Arkansas is hunting being added as an enshrined right in the state constitution.
Hey! Have they been talking to Tennessee?

[chitownbuudy]

lol maybe thats where the money went from our parking meters....thats explains everything


i wouldnt vote for that

[Attack from the 3rd dimension]

I want to be an extraterrestrial affairs commissioner and head up the committee on, well, extraterrestrial affairs. ;)

Can the Commitee be named after Kirk? The James T. Kirk Committee on Extraterrestrial Affairs would be fantastic.

[C3]

In NC, we voted on whether or not there should be a Constitutional amendment disallowing felons from running for sheriff. It's in response to our last election, when we had six felons make a run for the office, most notably this guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Hege). Yikes!

[wolfman]

Damn totalitarian socialists just have to take over something else. When will these idiots learn that ET affairs are simply better left to the free market. The entrepreneurial spirit is what made alien greeting the powerhouse of innovation it is today, mind-ray blocking technology, extra-grainy photography tecchnique etc.. But Now the government jackbboots are going to stick their bureaucratic nose in and screw everything up. The are going to enact so many regulations and stifle the little guy out of work, You mark my words, within 2 years there will be no extra-terrestrials bothering to visit us at all, and the opportunity for years of research on what anal-probing feels like will be lost forever.

[Chronos]

The best we have in Arkansas is hunting being added as an enshrined right in the state constitution.We had that here in Montana a few years back. Absurd though it is, it passed by an overwhelming majority.

[JohnT]

It's the "Plantations" part that has everyone riled up here.

For some reason they think it makes people believe we're part of the deep south.

Well, yeah - South New England. Can't fool us!

[JohnT]

Damn totalitarian socialists just have to take over something else. When will these idiots learn that ET affairs are simply better left to the free market. The entrepreneurial spirit is what made alien greeting the powerhouse of innovation it is today, mind-ray blocking technology, extra-grainy photography tecchnique etc.. But Now the government jackbboots are going to stick their bureaucratic nose in and screw everything up. The are going to enact so many regulations and stifle the little guy out of work, You mark my words, within 2 years there will be no extra-terrestrials bothering to visit us at all, and the opportunity for years of research on what anal-probing feels like will be lost forever.

The tin-foil hat industry is fighting this initiative with every mind-control ray they can gather. It's hypocritical to be sure, but sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures.

[gonzomax]

The grays can be reasoned with, but the lizard people won't recognize the committee.

[JohnT]

Not to mention the friggin' Daleks. It's hard to chair the Exo-Housing subcommittee with them screaming "EXTERMINATE" every 15 damn seconds - trust me, I've been there. Makes me want to beat them to death with a toilet plunger. :mad:

[Chronos]

A sonic toilet plunger, right?

[Reepicheep]

Can the Commitee be named after Kirk? The James T. Kirk Committee on Extraterrestrial Affairs would be fantastic.


I would donate money to make that happen.

[Peremensoe]

The best we have in Arkansas is hunting being added as an enshrined right in the state constitution.Hey! Have they been talking to Tennessee?

Right-to-hunt is on the ballot today in four states: Arizona, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee. Similar amendments in previous years have been approved and added to the state constitutions of ten other states: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

[foolsguinea]

Yeah, I think there's a constantly updated list of "ballot issues to get GOP voters off their asses & to the polls." Otherwise they would turn up their noses at bothering to vote for another Washington Republican muckymuck & Democrats would win seats.

[Nars Glinley]

What a relief. Women in Oklahoma can rest easy secure in the knowledge that if their husbands beat them, "Mohammed made me do it" won't be considered as a valid defense. "She had it comin'" good as always.

[Kolga]

Can the Commitee be named after Kirk? The James T. Kirk Committee on Extraterrestrial Affairs would be fantastic.

I don't live in Denver itself, so I couldn't vote on that proposition, but if it passes? I will campaign to make this so.

[Miller]

How about some goofy candidate names? Here in Richmond, we had the opportunity to vote for Courtland "Corky" Booze for city council. He's signs up all over the place, lines of them along some of the roads around here. Which leads to some interesting juxtapositions:

Booze
Booze
Booze
Booze
Booze
Don't drink and drive!

[Hilarity N. Suze]

Well, it looks like the voters of Denver shall not adopt said ordinance creating an ET commission. I'm speechless.

[JohnT]

A sonic toilet plunger, right?

Naw, I'd just beat them with one of their own (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_POzvfvPsFIQ/S-7lB4-MgSI/AAAAAAAAASo/83m9bnX2Kpk/s1600/NewDalek1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mentosplusdietcokequalsboom.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html&usg=__HxsdZZhNiq6bPStC0jvdxMMyLBQ=&h=450&w=400&sz=49&hl=en&start=19&sig2=Ur4oiwlzHUVJbVXHlqUdxA&zoom=1&tbnid=93Z12rEmqWub4M:&tbnh=131&tbnw=118&ei=ylDRTMD8LoKrngejy42sDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddalek%2Btoilet%2Bplunger%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7DKUS_en%26biw%3D1004%26bih%3D583%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=296&oei=sFDRTJ_sGMP6lwfhuPDMDA&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:19&tx=78&ty=55)

[Drum God]

Right-to-hunt is on the ballot today in four states: Arizona, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee. Similar amendments in previous years have been approved and added to the state constitutions of ten other states: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

You mean there is a dumbass proposition out there that Texas hasn't embraced? Does Governor Goodhair know about this? Our governor reserves the right to shoot wildlife just when he is out walking the dog. Surely he fears that his right to hunt might be abridged.

[Really Not All That Bright]

The best we have in Arkansas is hunting being added as an enshrined right in the state constitution.
Hunting... aliens?