Comments on: Late Late Nite: The Rescue http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:06:40 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: DavidLA http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1125149 DavidLA Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:22:25 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1125149 <p>What about this initiative?:</p> <p>1268. (07-0032)</p> <p> Presidential Electors. Political Party Nomination and Election by Congressional District. Statute.<br /> Summary Date: 9/5/07 Circulation Deadline: 2/4/08 Signatures Required: 433,971 </p> <p> Proponent: Thomas W. Hiltachk (916) 442-7757</p> <p> Requires California to join two other states in selecting electors for president by the plurality vote in each congressional district. Provides for political party nomination of electors pledged to vote for that party’s candidate. Independent electors to be chosen by independent presidential candidates and also elected by congressional district. Two at-large electors to be selected based on plurality of statewide vote for president. Mandates that electors vote for candidate for whom they are pledged. Eliminates $10 compensation and 5 cents per mile reimbursement of electors. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Reduced state expenses of less than $10,000 every four years. (Initiative 07-0032.)</p> What about this initiative?:

1268. (07-0032)

Presidential Electors. Political Party Nomination and Election by Congressional District. Statute.
Summary Date: 9/5/07 Circulation Deadline: 2/4/08 Signatures Required: 433,971

Proponent: Thomas W. Hiltachk (916) 442-7757

Requires California to join two other states in selecting electors for president by the plurality vote in each congressional district. Provides for political party nomination of electors pledged to vote for that party’s candidate. Independent electors to be chosen by independent presidential candidates and also elected by congressional district. Two at-large electors to be selected based on plurality of statewide vote for president. Mandates that electors vote for candidate for whom they are pledged. Eliminates $10 compensation and 5 cents per mile reimbursement of electors. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Reduced state expenses of less than $10,000 every four years. (Initiative 07-0032.)

]]> By: Bil http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1125082 Bil Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:03:32 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1125082 <p>Even later…<br /> WAY2GOALL!!!</p> <p>(And unfortunately, REMEMBER THIS as the kind of crooks we are up against if u ever wonder why we have to “mean up” as Progressives).</p> Even later…
WAY2GOALL!!!

(And unfortunately, REMEMBER THIS as the kind of crooks we are up against if u ever wonder why we have to “mean up” as Progressives).

]]> By: Common Sense http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124518 Common Sense Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:45:06 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124518 <p>I think rxbusa is right. 1268 is the number of the initiative that features the rubber-banded hidden copies under the kid’s cancer initiative. 1250 is the already withdrawn effort that was going on earlier this year. As far as I can tell on the California secretary of state’s site, 1268 is still alive.</p> I think rxbusa is right. 1268 is the number of the initiative that features the rubber-banded hidden copies under the kid’s cancer initiative. 1250 is the already withdrawn effort that was going on earlier this year. As far as I can tell on the California secretary of state’s site, 1268 is still alive.

]]> By: bg http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124475 bg Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:24:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124475 <p>Late late to late late, but I just want to say, WAITAGO OC and all!!</p> <p>This is great news and great citizen action to SAVE OUR COUNTRY.</p> <p>Sorry for shouting, I know it is morning now.</p> Late late to late late, but I just want to say, WAITAGO OC and all!!

This is great news and great citizen action to SAVE OUR COUNTRY.

Sorry for shouting, I know it is morning now.

]]> By: rxbusa http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124302 rxbusa Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:27:16 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124302 <p>I havent had time to read the whole thread yet, but I was very excited to see the withdrawal. However, I’m not sure this is the end of it. </p> <p>The “Presidential Reform Act” initiative is still circulating.<br /> See this link. <a href="http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm#1268">http://www.sos.ca.gov/election.....j.htm#1268</a></p> I havent had time to read the whole thread yet, but I was very excited to see the withdrawal. However, I’m not sure this is the end of it.

The “Presidential Reform Act” initiative is still circulating.
See this link. http://www.sos.ca.gov/election…..j.htm#1268

]]> By: BlueStateRedHead http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124285 BlueStateRedHead Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:47:26 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124285 <p><a href="#comment-1124282"><em>BlueStateRedHead @ 226</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-1124274"><em>Suzanne @ 218</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>g’morning bluestateredhead.</p></blockquote> <p>g’morning to you too Suzanne. I still get tears-in-the-eyes-happy when remembering that you thanked me for being the bridge between the Lake and the Kos and more generally by the actual fact of that day’s citizen action flowing between two instances of my browser, two sites, and that little bunch of us.</p> <p>I am still catching up. Has anyone provided a link to an article explaining the nuts and bolts of the withdrawal, or whether anyone got caught <strike>redhanded?</strike> redclipboarded?</p> <p>While dolling out the thanks. Let’s here it for the student journalists at the UCs who put it in their papers, too.</p></blockquote> <p><strike>dolling</strike> doling. sorry. and now to work.</p> BlueStateRedHead @ 226

Suzanne @ 218

g’morning bluestateredhead.

g’morning to you too Suzanne. I still get tears-in-the-eyes-happy when remembering that you thanked me for being the bridge between the Lake and the Kos and more generally by the actual fact of that day’s citizen action flowing between two instances of my browser, two sites, and that little bunch of us.

I am still catching up. Has anyone provided a link to an article explaining the nuts and bolts of the withdrawal, or whether anyone got caught redhanded? redclipboarded?

While dolling out the thanks. Let’s here it for the student journalists at the UCs who put it in their papers, too.

dolling doling. sorry. and now to work.

]]> By: Hmmm. http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124283 Hmmm. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:31:37 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124283 <p>‘Nite, all. Sweet dreams.</p> ‘Nite, all. Sweet dreams.

]]> By: BlueStateRedHead http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124282 BlueStateRedHead Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:30:57 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124282 <p><a href="#comment-1124274"><em>Suzanne @ 218</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>g’morning bluestateredhead.</p></blockquote> <p>g’morning to you too Suzanne. I still get tears-in-the-eyes-happy when remembering that you thanked me for being the bridge between the Lake and the Kos and more generally by the actual fact of that day’s citizen action flowing between two instances of my browser, two sites, and that little bunch of us.</p> <p>I am still catching up. Has anyone provided a link to an article explaining the nuts and bolts of the withdrawal, or whether anyone got caught <strike>redhanded?</strike> redclipboarded?</p> <p>While dolling out the thanks. Let’s here it for the student journalists at the UCs who put it in their papers, too.</p> Suzanne @ 218

g’morning bluestateredhead.

g’morning to you too Suzanne. I still get tears-in-the-eyes-happy when remembering that you thanked me for being the bridge between the Lake and the Kos and more generally by the actual fact of that day’s citizen action flowing between two instances of my browser, two sites, and that little bunch of us.

I am still catching up. Has anyone provided a link to an article explaining the nuts and bolts of the withdrawal, or whether anyone got caught redhanded? redclipboarded?

While dolling out the thanks. Let’s here it for the student journalists at the UCs who put it in their papers, too.

]]> By: Hmmm. http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124281 Hmmm. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:27:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124281 <p>Thanks for explaining, OC. I happenstantially am watching the end of a vampire movie right now, the parallels are all too obvious; yes, let’s be DAMN sure to <b>keep</b> this one in the ground. Full stop. As it were.</p> Thanks for explaining, OC. I happenstantially am watching the end of a vampire movie right now, the parallels are all too obvious; yes, let’s be DAMN sure to keep this one in the ground. Full stop. As it were.

]]> By: OldCoastie http://firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124280 OldCoastie Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:25:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/11/29/late-late-nite/#comment-1124280 <p>night, Suzanne - I’m going to try again to get a little shut eye.</p> night, Suzanne – I’m going to try again to get a little shut eye.

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