Sometimes Yes means No
When a referendum is on the ballot, you have to vote "yes" to pass it.
This can get confusing, especially when what your trying
to do is say "No we don't want this law."
So get creative, how do you frame this issue in terms of the word yes?
"Vote yes to protect yourself from rapists"
"Vote yes to keep your constitutional rights"
"Vote yes to keep SD women free"
"Vote yes, because HB1215 goes too far"
etc.
The reason this is important is that people (especially
conservative people) tend to vote "No" on these things because
they want to preserve the status quo. In general, conservatives,
by definition don't want change.
That's why they call themselves Conservative, right Skogg?
This can get confusing, especially when what your trying
to do is say "No we don't want this law."
So get creative, how do you frame this issue in terms of the word yes?
"Vote yes to protect yourself from rapists"
"Vote yes to keep your constitutional rights"
"Vote yes to keep SD women free"
"Vote yes, because HB1215 goes too far"
etc.
The reason this is important is that people (especially
conservative people) tend to vote "No" on these things because
they want to preserve the status quo. In general, conservatives,
by definition don't want change.
That's why they call themselves Conservative, right Skogg?
posted by Bill Fleming at 8:08 AM
2 Comments:
You are correct, sir.
A true "conservative" believes that the goal of change is less important than the preservation of the rule of law and traditions of society.
Interesting, then, that this new bill conflicts with the Constitution, which really is the oldest rule of law in this land.
Sidenote: I think the referendum question on the issue should be: "Is HB 1215 constitutional?" That keeps it away from the religion/whatever argument and keeps it focused on the Constitution. That would pull some conservatives (read Constitutionalists) over to the anti-bill side.
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