Progressive Voter advice for the May 19, 2009 Statewide California Special Elections

Okay, so, it's time to start ignoring the sky is falling and start to think about important things, like the California special elections coming up on May 19, 2009.

Hard to know where to start, however, since I know and trust the Courage Campaign, here are their links and info re: their progressive California Guide and their CA proposition choices.

I'll post more info as it comes up -- Will dig deeper, shortly, on what our voting options are for Orange County, CA, too.

Stay tuned for more on this subject later

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The Courage Campaign

According to The Courage Campaign, their STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS are as follows:

The Courage Campaign staff is recommending you vote "No"on Propositions 1A, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 1F. We are not recommending a position on Proposition 1B. The staff believes these propositions do not offer the progressive solutions that California needs. Briefly, here are the reasons why we are recommending a "No" vote on Props 1A, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F:

• A "No" vote on Prop 1A will stop a spending cap that will force long-term cuts to core programs such as schools and health care.
• A "No" vote on Prop 1C will stop Arnold Schwarzenegger from throwing our unpredictable lottery revenues to
  the derivatives market on Wall Street.
• A "No" vote on Props 1D and 1E will protect the programs for children under age 5 and the mentally ill that voters previously approved.
• A "No" vote on Prop 1F rejects a meaningless right-wing attack on our public officials.

For more in-depth information on the Courage Campaign's staff recommendations, please read our full recommendation here