Maryland’s questionable
questions: should you vote for them
Question 4 takes
Marylanders into the World of illegal immigration. This question is written in
such a manner, one becomes dizzy after scanning it. Offering “illegal residents
of the state” reduced tuition in 4 year colleges based on a list of criteria that
would make sophists proud. These criteria note the illegal student must be
filing income tax returns, graduated from a Maryland high school, registered
with selective service system and accumulated 60 credit hours in a community
college. Illegals are just that illegal. Does the liberal O’Malley administration
want us to believe these illegals are registering for selective service and filing
not necessarily paying income taxes? Maryland has a great heart when it comes
to the down and out. The state’s insatiable treasury continues to raise fees,
taxes, tolls and more to fund illegals in high schools, colleges and sundry
other programs. Why would anyone with a
sound mind support a government that admits through its activities they are
acting outside Maryland and Federal Law? Please read Question 4 closely, the
money you save may be your own.
Question 6 moves gay
unions into the realm of marriage legitimatizing their coupling into law. A key
proviso of this intended question provides for certain protections of the
clergy in the event they refuse to perform such ceremonies. This politically
charged question divides Marylanders into two groups, the yays and the nays, of
which this writer is the latter. Any legal argument generated by the gay and
lesbian crowd for a marriage certificate can be countered with laws already
embedded in Maryland statue giving them certain rights they seek. To redefine
marriage redefines history, theology, biology and many other related topics.
This is one question that a person will have to dig deep into his or her soul
to decide. Medias’ convoluted perspective on this subject side steps many
issues against this question. Before casting your ballot one way or the other,
review this question thoroughly, the core of the country still sides against
this issue.
Question 7 assumes that
Marylanders have a pervasive level of ignorance. During the reign of Governor
Bob Ehrlich gambling was cast in the media as evil. Tens of thousands would
become addicted to these one arm bandits. Families would be destroyed and so
forth. When the democrats took over the reins of the governorship, all the
purported arguments against gambling vanished! Commercials running every ten
minutes detail a state government that will collapse unless gaming expansion
occurs. Children will not be educated if this question fails to pass. Jobs will
be lost to neighboring states and a host of calamities will befall Maryland
without more slots, more casinos and table games. The truth I noted in another
article, Maryland’s deceptive casino ads, remains the truth. There is no
legislation on the books or pending requiring casino money to be utilized for
education. Adding more casinos dilutes revenues from those facilities already
functioning. The lie that jobs will be fleeing to other states is just that a
lie. My question is: who will build these new houses of gambling? Out of state
workers, illegals or closed shop unions most likely will make the bucks. From
every angle this law is perceived, Marylanders will not see the benefits
purported by the state and their deceptive ads. When deciding on Question 7 ask
your out of work friends or family members if they will have a chance at these
new jobs. I would bet the house that most would say no. Mark Davis MD President
of Healthnets Review Services, platomd@gmail.com
