Opinions of Dan Fernandes http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/BlogId/1/Default.aspx en-US Dan@DanFernandes.com Dan@DanFernandes.com Mon, 12 May 2008 18:14:38 GMT Mon, 12 May 2008 18:14:38 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.2.0.29758 You will find the official state Libertarian Party position on all state ballot measures on it's website at http://ca.lp.org/voteguide_nov06.shtml The Party recommends a YES vote on Prop 1A and Prop 90, and a NO vote on everything else, except for no position on Prop 85. Just to prove my independent thinking, I dare to disagree on 1A and 85. Here is my reasoning. ... http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/23/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=23 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=23 Recommendations for Propositions 73 - 80 in the Election of November 8, 2005. http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/22/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=22 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:30:00 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=22 I thank the more than fourteen thousand voters who voted for me in the November 2004 general election, and I thank the news media and event organizers who provided a respectful forum for me to express my views. Congratulations to my opponent, Bob Margett, who won re-election to the California State Senate by a margin of 28 points. ... http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/24/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=24 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:00:00 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=24 People need a set of guiding principles to help them decide difficult political questions. My guiding principles have to do with market ethics. If some action would violate basic market ethics, then I can be sure it is the wrong action. ... http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/21/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=21 Fri, 29 Oct 2004 06:37:50 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=21 The Three Strikes Laws create injustices for everyone including the defendants, their families, and the taxpayers. What we are doing with our present Three Strikes Laws is often heartless, and makes no sense. ... http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/17/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=17 Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:08:03 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=17 Prop. 63 earmarks $750 million-plus annual tax expenditure for a narrow special-interest group, namely the mental healthcare industry in California. To pay for this, it assaults an already-burdened category of California taxpayers: those who earn more than $1 million per year. This taxing scheme is a sham which will likely raise no net revenue, but instead will drive enough high-earners out of state to do damage to California's jobs and economic development. ... http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/18/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=18 Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:05:00 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=18 Talk radio is full of concern these days about illegal immigrants taking away our jobs, burdening our welfare system, and possibly endangering our lives. Employers of illegals are vilified and threatened with prison. People talk of placing troops at the Mexican border to stop illegal traffic. What is going on here? ... http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/16/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=16 Mon, 04 Oct 2004 03:25:35 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=16 Republicans have made gay marriage a hot political topic this election, with talk of a constitutional amendment to define marriage. I favor gay marriage laws at the state-by-state level. However, I do not support efforts to force private employers to provide spousal benefits to gays. Here is why. ... http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/15/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=15 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:50:34 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=15 Recommendations for all State Ballot Measures in Brief (Nov 2004) http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/20/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=20 Sun, 26 Sep 2004 23:59:08 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=20 I have never used marijuana and don’t even know anyone who does. So how can I be so sure it is safe to make marijuana legal? The answer is simple. Legalizing marijuana has nothing to do with how safe or how harmful it may be. Lots of substances are harmful (like cyanide, and arsenic), yet BATF and DEA SWAT teams are not breaking down doors in the night looking for them. ... http://www.danfernandes.com/IssuesOpinions/tabid/125/EntryID/14/Default.aspx Dan@DanFernandes.com http://www.danfernandes.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&EntryID=14 Thu, 23 Sep 2004 03:22:23 GMT http://www.danfernandes.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=14