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November 8, 2006
And speaking of dumb-assed ideas...
Have any of your heard of Measure Y in Santa Monica? I don't object to the spirit of this measure (the marijuana laws are counter-productive and survive more due to the prison industry lobby than anything else), but is it a good idea to make police procedures and priorities subject to popular initiative??? I can easily see how this might end up undermining civil liberties, public safety, etc. if pushed in the wrong directions. This seems to me a dangerous precedent that could lead to the further politicization of police departments.
Update: reviewing the ballot initiatives nationwide, the religious right did not do so well.
Posted by dag at November 8, 2006 4:54 PM