So I renewed my passport as it expired this month. From the verbiage I was expecting to get the old expired one back but apparently this was not the case. I got the new one but not my old one back… you know, the one with all the nice visa stamps on it.
Sucky. All I’ve got is a new one with no stamps, and an ugly picture to boot.
Proposition 94 Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact
Proposition 95 Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact
Proposition 96 Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact
Proposition 97 Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact
NO. I changed my mind. Wanna know why? Getting assaulted by the sheer number of ads placed by the proponents of these referendums have essentially made me want to vote NO instead of YES. Obviously, they’re rich enough as it is and it’s time for the state to get more money out of it by increasing its share in the Native American California gambling trade or legalize the use of slots in airports, hotels, etc. We can give the tribes card games, but more slots can go statewide. And yes, the state needs to create a new dedicated program to tackle the guaranteed problem of addictive gambling using the money earned from such revenue.
So yeah, good job, tribes. Your ad blitzrkeig just changed my mind.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
that sucks! i was able to get my old one back when i requested it, so that’s weird. i also got a new one with twice the number of pages so it’s extra thick. when i get married, i have to change the name and do it all over, and i’m DEFINITELY gonna want all my old stamps! oh, i think i was allowed to keep the old one because i had a brazilian visa in it that was still valid for another 1-2 years, and i didn’t want to have to get a new one.
February 19th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Ah, so they mail the old one separately. I spoke too soon. My old one showed up today. Mea culpa.