Props to the props

I'm on a posting rampage…there's just this one and one more that I have to put up. 

 

I have another rant from Election Day that didn't really fit in with the flow of the previous post.  After reading the propositions and the various measures I was left in the dark.  There was a very insightful and informative guide published, which provided pro and con arguments for each proposal.  Unfortunately I feel like the lawyers really have the upper hand on this one, because often the arguments were "vote yes…we won't raise taxes" vs. "vote no…they will raise taxes".  How does one make a decision on that?  I'm sure I can be more informed, but the props and measures are written in such a convoluted way I don't think I could make heads or tails of them.  Obviously I'm not talking about the straightforward ones like gay marriage, but rather the ones like alternative energy rebates and victim's rights bills.  Sometimes it felt as though we just had to pick the lesser of two evils not the better of rights.  Now I think I have a little more clarity on why I am so apathetic towards the political process, because it is so difficult to navigate.