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California Voted for Slavery
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this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
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This is the ballot text, it's not really confusing at all.
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The link you supplied clears it all up. No way anyone could have misunderstood the vote, the ballot even outlines what yes and no mean in the context.
I think I now agree with what krashmo said in the thread below.
"Or maybe Americans are largely shitty people. Stop trying to excuse the behavior and accept it for what it is"
The part that was most surprising to me was this:
No one came out in opposition? Not even the bureau of prisons, or the warden's union‽‽ And it still didn't pass?
Edit: I, and all my housemates claim to have, voted for this proposition, and actually all the propositions I had on my ballot in IB to pass. It's truly disheartening to see that all the other props that mattered less than this one passed, and this one that literally seems to have no downsides is potentially failing.
For reference, the downsides of almost every single other proposition on the IB ballot would increase various taxes, and all of them passed. WTELF you stupid NIMBYS‽‽‽
Nobody wants to admit they support slavery but clearly >50% do
This is the only reason that I would support the absolutely horrendous idea of ensuring that everyone's vote was public record, and I would still vote against that erosion of our rights.