The election is over and we have won by a landslide!
The final score was 68 to 32. Thanks for all of your "no" votes. Material from the VoteNO page is archived at http://www.al.lp.org/VoteNo/voteno.htm
We fought
Photograph courtesy of http://www.datelinealabama.com/
Stirring things up - The Huntsville Times:
Woman Stopped From Handing out Tax Flyers - WAFF Channel 48
Anti-tax leaflets limited as litter, sheriff explains-Opponents of plan faced arrest threat at football game - The Huntsville Times:
Are Poll Watchers Necessary for Vote? - APTV
Activist threatened with arrest - Alanews
Riley returns to tout tax package - Times Daily
Interview of Stephen Gordon - The Burt and Kurt Show
Alabama LP requests federal poll watchers for tax vote - LP News:
Alabama Libertarians fight proposed $1.3 billion tax hike - LP News
Justice Department asked to oversee Sept. 9 vote - Birmingham News
1,000+ turn out to support tax plan; opponents criticize UA rally - The Crimson White
Alabama Libertarian Party opposes huge tax increase - LP News
University's campaign for tax plan called into question - The Crimson White:
Governor calls at campuses, finding both pros and foes - Birmingham News
Pryor asked to investigate some pro-tax activity - Birmingham News
Hubbert hits big money at tax rally - Huntsville Times
Libertarian Party opposes Riley's tax plan; others support - Sarasota Herald Tribune
Town hall panel says if plan fails, cuts are coming - Tuscaloosa News
Did aide call voters stupid? - WTVM (Columbus, GA)
Libertarian Party oppose tax plan - Selma Times-Journal
GOP divided on Riley's tax plan - FreeRepublic.com
Democrats endorse Riley's tax plan - NBC13
Republicans and Christians are becoming increasingly irrelevant - TooGoodReports
Democrats endorse Riley tax plan - Florence Times Daily
Governor's about face is taxing Alabama resident - Philadephia Enquirer
GOP's beach meeting could be stormy for governor - Tuscaloosa News
Democrats endorse Riley's tax plan - WSFA-12
Anti-tax 'Tea Party' overflows - Birmingham News
Libertarian Party opposes Riley's tax plan; others support it - Florence Times Daily
Panel breaks down tax plan for area resident - Crimson White
GOP's beach meeting could be stormy for governor - Florence Times Daily
Libertarian Party opposes Riley's tax plan; others support it - Tuscaloosa News
We won
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The headlines read:
Alabama says 'no,' and says it loud-Crimson White, Our View
Resounding NO-Birmingham News
Riley tax plan goes down 2-to-1-Mobile Register
Read Alabama's lips: NO NEW TAXES-Dateline Alabama
Alabama LP celebrates defeat of $1.3 billion tax hike-LP News
The fight is not over
The Headlines:
What's next for state? Budget cuts, taxes, gambling may all be on table-the Post Herald
Prisoners may go free, Riley says -Birmingham News
Hubbert: State must try again to raise revenue-Birmingham News
The quotes:
"Tuesday's defeat was a battle lost, but not a war lost."-Birmingham News
"It may be Alabamians would like to take their reform in
smaller doses." -Huntsville Times
"THANK G-D FOR THE LIBERTARIANS. WE MAY NOT AGREE WITH 100% OF THEIR POSITIONS, BUT THEY ARE PEOPLE OF GREAT INTELLIGENCE, CONSTITUTIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND UNPARALLELED PRINCIPLE."
Russ Fine, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, UAB
Talk show host extraordinare