General Election Ballot Questions: A View Of All Five Statewide Ballot Questions From A Biblical Perspective!
There are 5 statewide ballot questions on the November 7, 2006 Missouri General Election ballot. Four are proposed Constitutional amendments and one is a Proposition to change state statutes.
Missouri Family Network endorses the following votes:
Amendment 3 – Politically Correct Tax - NO
Amendment 6 – Veterans Organizations - YES
Amendment 7 – Politicians Pay Raises - NO
Proposition B – Keep Free Markets Free - NO
To read each of the five statewide ballot questions with an analysis according to the actual text of the proposed Amendment or Proposition, see our previous ballot measures post: 2006 November Ballot Measures.
To view the full text of any of these measures, please go to the official web site of the Elections Division of the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office
November 6th, 2006 at 10:11 am
This “Initiative†is actually a five page change to our State’s Constitution affecting 45 of its sections. Wording on this November’s ballot is deceptive, stating human cloning will be banned. Amendment #2 uniquely redefines terminology concerning cloning and only bans reproductive cloning. See actual language at http://www.NoCloning.org. Critique of the amendment is at http://www.moroundtable.org.
It’s all about Embryonic Stem Cell research and the moral question facing us in creating life to destroy it for potential cures. “Initiative†backers would have you believe it may lead to cures for debilitating diseases and spinal cord injuries. They advertise celebrities and lists of Doctors and Organizations in support. It sounds like a dream come true! Who does not have a loved one we want cured with a medical breakthrough?
However, it legalizes cloning (see diagram; What is Cloning? at http://www.dontsignalifeaway.org), using the same process that created Dolly “The Sheep.†Truth is the amendment is funded primarily by Stowers Medical Research of Kansas City ($12 million) to principally advance Embryonic Stem Cell research for profit. We do not need this amendment! There are now 72 available Adult Stem Cell treatments (www.stemcellresearch.org) but none on the horizon using Embryonic Stem Cells. We have no state restrictions to Adult Stem Cell research and Missourians already have access to their cures.
“Women’s Voices Against Cloning” at Focus on the Family (www.family.org/cforum/votenocloning) points out the medical complications and exploitation of women in the push to harvest the millions of needed eggs for embryonic research. Unused embryos from In Vitro Fertilization programs are being adopted (Snowflake program at http://www.nightlight.org).
See Missouri Clergy Against Human Cloning (www.missouriansfortruth.org), a coalition of major denominations opposing the Amendment, for more information and note the Doctors and Scientists in opposition (www.nocloning.org/physicians.html).
Give a close look at the above Web Sites to be an informed voter.
November 6th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
WHY WOULD YOU SAY NO TO AMENDMENT 3? IT ONLY TAXES SMOKERS
AND WE OUGHT TO MAKE IT AS HARD AS WE CAN TO SMOKE, AFTER ALL IT IS KILLING THEM.
November 6th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
The answer I’ve heard about amendment 3 is that the money is not mandated for anti-smoking programs, so it could go to any health-related cause such as abortions.
It’s a bit of a weak reason to vote against it, though. You’re voting against something that WILL definitely have good effects because of something that MIGHT have bad effects.
Not sure yet what I’ll vote on this one…
November 6th, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Why vote no on Amendment 3? Try reading where the money is going approximately 80% of that tax is going to health clinics, not saying specifically to be used for smokers health issues just to clinics in general. Government funding of abortion clinics anyone? Then go ahead and vote yes on Amendment 3!
November 6th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Other stuff is in Amend. 3 that we don’t want…