ACLU Voter Recommendations for California
The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) weighs in on specific propositions and makes recommendations.
The ACLU-NC believes that our priorities in California should be focused on building communities in which every child is safe and free to pursue his or her dreams. We believe that the only way to create safe communities for all Californians is through a balanced approach that includes investment in education and prevention and intervention to end violent crime. That’s why we urge you to vote NO on propositions 6 and 9 and YES on Proposition 5.
NO on PROPOSITION 6
Prop 6 is focused on the wrong priorities. We need real solutions to violent crime. But that’s not what Prop 6 provides. Prop 6 threatens to take funding away from the places we need it the most -- like education -- and to spend billions on the same costly and ineffective methods, such as incarcerating more youth, that have failed to help our communities, at great cost to all Californians.Learn more: http://defeatrunner.org/
NO on PROPOSITION 9
Prop 9 is a well intentioned but poorly written and truly dangerous initiative. It will negatively impact California’s most vulnerable residents -- our children -- by diverting hundreds of millions from schools and education to spending on prisons and jails. It puts huge burdens on local law enforcement and creates more red tape but does not provide new services to victims.Learn more http://www.votenoprop9.com/
YES on PROPOSITION 5
Prop 5, on the other hand, takes a sensible and balanced approach to the problem of non-violent crime. It offers common sense solutions to prison overcrowding by providing drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration for non-violent offenders, saving California taxpayers billions of dollars.Learn more http://www.prop5yes.com/
It’s time to focus on the right priorities. Vote NO on propositions 6 and 9 and YES on Proposition 5.
Our Mission:
The ACLU of Northern California works to preserve and guarantee the Bill of Rights for all, through litigation, public education, organizing, lobbying and legislation. Protecting freedom of expression, the right to privacy, and the right to be free of discrimination are fundamental goals of the ACLU.
ACLU of Northern California | 39 Drumm Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
T (main): 415.621.2493 | T (civil liberties counselor): 415.621.2488 | F: 415.255.1478
http://www.aclunc.org/
The ACLU-NC believes that our priorities in California should be focused on building communities in which every child is safe and free to pursue his or her dreams. We believe that the only way to create safe communities for all Californians is through a balanced approach that includes investment in education and prevention and intervention to end violent crime. That’s why we urge you to vote NO on propositions 6 and 9 and YES on Proposition 5.
NO on PROPOSITION 6
Prop 6 is focused on the wrong priorities. We need real solutions to violent crime. But that’s not what Prop 6 provides. Prop 6 threatens to take funding away from the places we need it the most -- like education -- and to spend billions on the same costly and ineffective methods, such as incarcerating more youth, that have failed to help our communities, at great cost to all Californians.
NO on PROPOSITION 9
Prop 9 is a well intentioned but poorly written and truly dangerous initiative. It will negatively impact California’s most vulnerable residents -- our children -- by diverting hundreds of millions from schools and education to spending on prisons and jails. It puts huge burdens on local law enforcement and creates more red tape but does not provide new services to victims.
YES on PROPOSITION 5
Prop 5, on the other hand, takes a sensible and balanced approach to the problem of non-violent crime. It offers common sense solutions to prison overcrowding by providing drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration for non-violent offenders, saving California taxpayers billions of dollars.
It’s time to focus on the right priorities. Vote NO on propositions 6 and 9 and YES on Proposition 5.
Our Mission:
The ACLU of Northern California works to preserve and guarantee the Bill of Rights for all, through litigation, public education, organizing, lobbying and legislation. Protecting freedom of expression, the right to privacy, and the right to be free of discrimination are fundamental goals of the ACLU.
ACLU of Northern California | 39 Drumm Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
T (main): 415.621.2493 | T (civil liberties counselor): 415.621.2488 | F: 415.255.1478
http://www.aclunc.org/
Labels: POLITICS California
