5 Interesting/Odd things voted on in this election

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**Ahtman**

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1. Required Use of Condoms in Porn Movies

In Los Angeles County, voters were asked their opinion on whether or not actors in the adult film industry should be required to wear condoms and practice safe sex while shooting scenes in L.A. The Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act, also called Measure B, was introduced in response to repetitive allegations of sexually transmitted disease outbreaks among adult film industry workers.

"Self-regulation has failed miserably when it comes to the porn industry," Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, told Reason TV.

However, adult film producers beg to differ. "This isn't the government's place," Steven Hirsch, founder and co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, said.

He continued, "There's several reasons the industry is against condoms. One is that it's just not needed. The testing procedures that are in place work, and work well. The performers are comfortable with the testing procedures, and the companies are comfortable with the testing procedures. Second reason is movies with condoms simply don't sell as well. People don't want to watch movies with condoms."

This ballot initiative only pertains to people in Los Angeles County, so Hirsch argues it wouldn't be fair to make one group of producers follow a law the rest of producers around the country wouldn't have to abide by.

2. Who Owns the Grand Canyon?

When Arizona voters arrived to the polls, they found themselves involved in a battle over boundaries.

Proposition 120 questions whether millions of acres of federal land in the state, including the Grand Canyon, should remain in the hands of the federal government, or officially become the property of Arizona's residents. The ballot measure, supported by the state's Republicans, seeks to amend the state's constitution to declare Arizona's sovereignty over the "air, water, public lands, minerals, wildlife and other natural resources within the state's boundaries."

The proposition is part of the "sagebrush revolt" - Republicans in the West aim to regain control of land owned by federal agencies, particularly the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management.

3. The Right to Hunt and Fish

In Nebraska and Wyoming, two states where hunting and fishing seem like second nature, voters officially had the chance in this election to establish their right to hunt and fish.

In 2010, Arizona, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee all had similar measures on their ballots. All states passed the right to amend their states' constitutions to allow the right to hunting and fishing, except Arizona.

Idaho is also considering a similar initiative this year. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission have opposed lawmakers' efforts to make hunting, fishing and trapping a constitutional right for more than 10 years. However this year, Twin Falls Republican Sen. Lee Heider was finally successful in getting the issue on the ballot, asking Idaho voters to add language saying "the rights to hunt, fish and trap … shall forever be preserved" to the state constitution.

4. Harsher Punishments for Animal Cruelty

In North and South Dakota, animal cruelty is only a misdemeanor. But on Tuesday, North Dakota voters had the opportunity to change the fact that animal cruelty is punished the same as littering on their ballots.

North Dakota voters weighed in on Measure 5, which would allow harsher punishments for animal abuse cases involving live cats, dogs or horses. The specific actions the measure cracks down upon are maliciously and intentionally burning, poisoning, crushing, suffocating, impaling, drowning, blinding, skinning, beating to death, dragging to death, exsanguinating, disemboweling or dismembering.

5. Must Label Genetically Modified Food

One of the most controversial ballot measures is California's Prop 37, which states that all genetically modified food must be labeled as such in grocery stores.

According to the Washington Post, more than 88 percent of corn and soy grown in the United States is genetically modified in some way. Consumer watchdogs and organic food companies say Californians deserve to know what they are eating.

Corporate food and bio tech companies have spent more than $44 million fighting the proposition, saying it will raise food prices and hurt businesses.

**Frazzled**

Louisiana passed a law requiring strict scrutiny in review of future laws as pertains to the 2nd Amendment.

**Kilkrazy**

Previously Louisiana congress did not feel it necessary to strictly scrutinise the laws they made?

That explains a lot.

**whembly**

Ahtman wrote:
Article

1. Required Use of Condoms in Porn Movies

In Los Angeles County, voters were asked their opinion on whether or not actors in the adult film industry should be required to wear condoms and practice safe sex while shooting scenes in L.A. The Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act, also called Measure B, was introduced in response to repetitive allegations of sexually transmitted disease outbreaks among adult film industry workers.

"Self-regulation has failed miserably when it comes to the porn industry," Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, told Reason TV.

However, adult film producers beg to differ. "This isn't the government's place," Steven Hirsch, founder and co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, said.

He continued, "There's several reasons the industry is against condoms. One is that it's just not needed. The testing procedures that are in place work, and work well. The performers are comfortable with the testing procedures, and the companies are comfortable with the testing procedures. Second reason is movies with condoms simply don't sell as well. People don't want to watch movies with condoms."

This ballot initiative only pertains to people in Los Angeles County, so Hirsch argues it wouldn't be fair to make one group of producers follow a law the rest of producers around the country wouldn't have to abide by.

The industry will move... no biggie. LA's lost tho.

**Hulksmash**

That's a significant amount of lost taxes for the city. Oh well...

**whembly**

Hulksmash wrote:
That's a significant amount of lost taxes for the city. Oh well...

Yup...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/porn-stars-angry-at-condom-requirement-threaten-to-leave-la.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+(L.A.+Now)

**Squigsquasher**

Lulz.

Tis a great day to be a Hentai afficianado.

**hotsauceman1**

What is so bad about labeling foods that contain GMO's?
Or the animal cruelty one?

**Squigsquasher**

Nothing.

People are getting their panties in a twist over nothing.

Again.

**Frazzled**

Kilkrazy wrote:
Previously Louisiana congress did not feel it necessary to strictly scrutinise the laws they made?

That explains a lot.

Its a legal term of art. It basically sets the legal standard really

ing high for anything that would limit or regulate firearms/ammunition. Louisianians really like their Second Amendment.

**Kovnik Obama**

Harsher punishment for animal cruelty is in no way 'weird'. It's a sad state of affairs that we, modern humans, don't even recognize the integrity of animal life.

**Frazzled**

Er the Title says Interesting/Odd. That fits under interesting.

**kronk**

I'm good with labeling GMO's, but is there a clear definition?

Is cultivating plants that give blue celery to encourage more blue celery a GMO or is that just selective breeding?

<----- Not a GMO authority.

**Frazzled**

kronk wrote:
I'm good with labeling GMO's, but is there a clear definition?

Is cultivating plants that give blue celery to encourage more blue celery a GMO or is that just selective breeding?

<----- Not a GMO authority.

The problem of course if that much if not most of our vegetables and grains are genetically modified. We just have the capacity to do it more swiftly now instead of slow selective pollination/extinction.

**Squigsquasher**

If anything can be done through genetic engineering to reduce the amount of celery in the world, DO IT! Celery is pure evil in vegetable form. Seriously. It is nothing but string and what I can only describe as dried water.

Bleurgh.

**Frazzled**

Squigsquasher wins the thread.

**Kovnik Obama**

meh, can't be bothered to hate something so bland.

Boudin, now...

**Frazzled**

Kovnik Obama wrote:
meh, can't be bothered to hate something so bland.

Boudin, now...

You besmear the greatness of Boudin sausage? Of course you realize, this means war.

**Mattman154**

Did the condom one actually pass?

**whembly**

Mattman154 wrote:
Did the condom one actually pass?

Yup... only impacts LA.

The business would probably move just outside the LA... which could impact the tax revenue for that City

.

See this hilarious reddit Q&A with James Deen:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/12p9tj/i_am_james_deen_ask_me_anything_regarding_measure/

**Kovnik Obama**

Come to Montreal.
COOOOOME TO MONTREAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!

You can hit both french and english markets that way. he he, 'hit'.

**whembly**

Kovnik Obama wrote:
Come to Montreal.
COOOOOME TO MONTREAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!

You can hit both french and english markets that way. he he, 'hit'.

Hmmmmm.... I might take you up on that offer...

After my visit to Colorado to "ahem" soak in the scenery...

**Frazzled**

I hear the local flora is epic.

**whembly**

Frazzled wrote:
I hear the local flora is epic.

Totally dude...

**Squigsquasher**

Frazzled wrote:
I hear the local flora is epic.

It had better not be celery...

Saying that, my mum loves celery so maybe I might hold off the anti celery campaign.

**whembly**

Squigsquasher wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
I hear the local flora is epic.

It had better not be celery...

Saying that, my mum loves celery so maybe I might hold off the anti celery campaign.

Dude... after "observing" the local flora, I'm sure celery+peanut butter would make excellent munchies...

oh wait!

**Kovnik Obama**

Frazzled wrote:
Kovnik Obama wrote:
meh, can't be bothered to hate something so bland.

Boudin, now...

You besmear the greatness of Boudin sausage? Of course you realize, this means war.

Yes. Nothing essentially made of dried pig's blood should approach a person's mouth.

(Funny story, I once worked in a hog butchering plant, in the room where they kept the tank where they warmed the blood so that it didn't dry up. One of the joint of the pressurized tank blew. Horror movie scene ensued, with thousands of litters of blood sprayed from the ceilings to the floor. Of course, guess who drew out the cleaning detail...

)

**Squigsquasher**

Oh dear.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Hang on, is Boudin sausage similar to what we call black pudding?

**Kovnik Obama**

whembly wrote:
Squigsquasher wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
I hear the local flora is epic.

It had better not be celery...

Saying that, my mum loves celery so maybe I might hold off the anti celery campaign.

Dude... after "observing" the local flora, I'm sure celery+peanut butter would make excellent munchies...

oh wait!

Such flora might be illegal to peddle here, it's completely tolerated in broadview as long as you are not beside a kindergarden. During summer, it's the 20th of April every sunday on the Mont-Royal.

I really just wished they would legalized so that I wouldn't have to worry about 'admiring the flora' in my appartment.

**Frazzled**

Kovnik Obama wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Kovnik Obama wrote:
meh, can't be bothered to hate something so bland.

Boudin, now...

You besmear the greatness of Boudin sausage? Of course you realize, this means war.

Yes. Nothing essentially made of dried pig's blood should approach a person's mouth.

(Funny story, I once worked in a hog butchering plant, in the room where they kept the tank where they warmed the blood so that it didn't dry up. One of the joint of the pressurized tank blew. Horror movie scene ensued, with thousands of litters of blood sprayed from the ceilings to the floor. Of course, guess who drew out the cleaning detail... )

One should never witness politics or sausage being made.