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Florida Hometown Democracy Aims to Get Constitutional Amendment on 2010 Ballotnew

That amendment would require referenda on changes to counties' comprehensive land use plans; in essence, whenever some developer wants to replace wetlands with a surfeit of McMansions, you get to vote no. Democracy, geddit?
Orlando Weekly  |  Jeffrey C. Billman and Billy Manes  |  06-19-2009  |  Commentary

I've Got No Love for Seven Out of 10 Black Voters in Californianew

Yes, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, was a day when you truly felt proud to be an American. But then, on Nov. 5, I read something that changed all that. I read that California's black voters favored Proposition 8 by a margin of 70 percent to 30 percent, which means seven out of 10 black voters voted against gay marriage.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Edwin Decker  |  11-12-2008  |  Commentary

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