2) In MN, I suspect that the marriage amendment will fail and the Voter ID amendment may pass.
3) In Texas, the referendum requiring the carrying of guns in schools and church will probably pass, as will the mandatory coal home heating amendment to the state constitution, and the amendment mandating the death penalty for all felonies.
Are you projecting, then, the failure of Texas' ballot initiative to enforce the death penalty for traffic violators who are not carrying concealed weapons and who are unable to produce a state issued ID (excluding, of course, school IDs)?
What do you think about the MN referendum adopting a gluten ban and requiring all kindergarteners to undergo non-abstinence-based sex education? And what was that I heard about the Minneapolis-St. Paul joint proposition to characterize all "singly born cities" as "inferior and fundamentally wrongheaded."
As for MN, you have it wrong-- the proposal would mandate gluten-free food to be served at the (already existing) non-abstinence sex education programs.
On the unfortunate handicap of not having a twin city... that's already in the State Constitution, right above the part about ice hockey.
I agree, by the way, with you prediction about the outcome of the presidential election. The way Romney has been campaigning in Virginia, Florida, and--for whatever reason--Pennsylvania indicates that he also agrees. I suspect, though, that while the electoral margin for President Obama will likely be strong, the popular vote will be within a point or so on either side.
Worst song of all time? Are you counting this as a song?
ReplyDeleteAny election predictions, Professor?
Yes, CTL!
ReplyDelete1) I do think President Obama will be re-elected.
2) In MN, I suspect that the marriage amendment will fail and the Voter ID amendment may pass.
3) In Texas, the referendum requiring the carrying of guns in schools and church will probably pass, as will the mandatory coal home heating amendment to the state constitution, and the amendment mandating the death penalty for all felonies.
Are you projecting, then, the failure of Texas' ballot initiative to enforce the death penalty for traffic violators who are not carrying concealed weapons and who are unable to produce a state issued ID (excluding, of course, school IDs)?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about the MN referendum adopting a gluten ban and requiring all kindergarteners to undergo non-abstinence-based sex education? And what was that I heard about the Minneapolis-St. Paul joint proposition to characterize all "singly born cities" as "inferior and fundamentally wrongheaded."
I didn't know about that other TX initiative!
ReplyDeleteAs for MN, you have it wrong-- the proposal would mandate gluten-free food to be served at the (already existing) non-abstinence sex education programs.
On the unfortunate handicap of not having a twin city... that's already in the State Constitution, right above the part about ice hockey.
When I saw today's post was titled "The end of days," I thought you were writing about today's PC I final at Baylor. There's an election today, too?
ReplyDelete@Osler,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info!
I agree, by the way, with you prediction about the outcome of the presidential election. The way Romney has been campaigning in Virginia, Florida, and--for whatever reason--Pennsylvania indicates that he also agrees. I suspect, though, that while the electoral margin for President Obama will likely be strong, the popular vote will be within a point or so on either side.