National trends often emerge from the results of CA elections. The CA political election this year challenged the status quo with methods that would repeal ambitious carbon emission standards and allow the legalization of marijuana. Source of article – California elections – voters embrace green economy, nix green bud by Personal Money Store.
Global warming law will stay in California
CA is probably the most popular state in the United States which makes its elections pretty popular. The voters and businesses in CA typically set trends throughout the country. This is all because in the whole world, CA has the eighth largest economy. The state has led the way in air quality legislation for 40 years. Bold greenhouse gas legislation passed in 2006 impacts each level of California’s economy. The Proposition 23 law claims that recession can allow change to be avoided. This is what oil businesses did not want to be overturned as they put millions into keeping it there. Proposition 19 to legalize weed also failed as CA voters appeared reluctant to face the wrath of the federal government.
Oil companies face wipe out with prop 23
Proposition 23 to overturn California’s groundbreaking climate change law was supported by funding from two TX oil businesses: Valero and Tesoro. The law, known as AB32, demands reduction of state greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 amounts by 2020. The whole public, along with the government and companies, have to be concerned about this law. Worrying about climate change is something the state cannot be concerned with right now, the oil companies say. Until the current 12 percent joblessness rate drops to 5.5 percent for four consecutive quarters, there shouldn't be a climate change law. More than 60 percent of California voters preferred to continue leading the nation with a green economic climate. The oil companies were not just beat just a little bit. They were beat severely.
Feds get rid of the buzz on Prop 19
Numerous who supported prop 19 tried to make the economic recession an excuse for passing it. That had been how they were trying to get it passed. The CA budget would do much better with the tax on marijuana that would come in. Support for Prop 19 came mostly from younger voters. When election day came, though, they did not show up. Moderate voters also weren’t convinced it had been a good idea. Proposition 19 was likely stopped because of the federal govt the most. It said that if cannabis were legalized, California would be hit hard.
Articles cited
Reuters
reuters.com/article/idUS184481293120101103
Los Angeles Times
latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pot-20101103-1,,5135592.story
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101103-710843.html
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