08-23-2005, 11:12 PM
And abstention was my approach. I will also approve the repeal motions now being selected as proposals for two reasons:
* the lukewarm support of the YES voters who would have preferred a better worded and more comprehensive proposal should have a chance to get what they want (I still think it is better to draft such a good proposal first so you can campaign for repeal later, but that's just me).
* the emphatic support of the NO voters (most of whom said they had much better sex ed programs in their own countries) who are opposed to an unjustified encroachment of national sovereignty.
* the lukewarm support of the YES voters who would have preferred a better worded and more comprehensive proposal should have a chance to get what they want (I still think it is better to draft such a good proposal first so you can campaign for repeal later, but that's just me).
* the emphatic support of the NO voters (most of whom said they had much better sex ed programs in their own countries) who are opposed to an unjustified encroachment of national sovereignty.