KayakerMel

KayakerMel t1_j257waf wrote

When I read the book, I didn't put the dates together and I didn't realize it meant that they never had the time together (reading too quickly and it went over my head). The shock of that revelation in the film hit doubly hard, having missed it the first time.

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KayakerMel t1_ivpmgb8 wrote

I was involved in the Yes campaign and I had a fun example of this. A woman who was originally from Ireland a few decades ago and had overstayed her visa would not support it because SHE couldn't get a driver's license when she had been undocumented. She shrugged off the argument that the new legislation would mean that others in similar situations wouldn't have to go through the same trouble she had. And then she shouted some weird threats at us as she drove away.

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KayakerMel t1_ivplku1 wrote

That was part of the No on 4 campaign (who brought the ballot initiative) strategy. They squeaked in under the wire at just about every deadline. By the time the Secretary of State's office certified the question, it was only 7 weeks until Election Day and it was rough getting the Yes on 4 defensive up and running as quickly as we'd have wanted.

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KayakerMel t1_ivpl2eh wrote

All of these! Not only was it the last statewide question on the ballot, but the No campaign (who were behind the ballot initiative in the first place) got it in at the very last minute. It wasn't even included in the information booklet sent out statewide by the Secretary of State's office.

I've been involved in the Yes on 4 campaign since it was the "Decline to Sign" movement. The racism behind the signature drive was pretty blatant, often moving beyond dog whistles.

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KayakerMel t1_ivpk914 wrote

I volunteered with the Yes campaign, starting back when it was still the "Decline to Sign" action to attempt to prevent it from making it on the ballot. Yes on Question 4 was really hampered by the last minute nature of the ballot initiative put forward by the No campaign. There was less than 2 months between when the question was certified, pushed forward by the No campaign, and when the Yes on 4 campaign could formally start. It's also why it wasn't included in the information booklet sent out by the Secretary of State (which the Yes campaign lawyers were all over, to no avail).

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KayakerMel t1_ivdkn9t wrote

It sucks for drivers who are patient and willing to wait for the light to change to green. Often I don't feel comfortable turning right on red (typically due to not having a full view of oncoming traffic), so I'll wait. I get honked at by cars behind me for doing this. It's nerve-wracking to have horns blaring at you when waiting for the light to change.

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