But this is not an attempt to puff up the impact of a policy, or an effort to downplay a flawed initiative.
The governor wrote an opinion article for Friday's Los Angeles Times, calling it a flawed initiative that would make California a laughingstock, cause legal nightmares and risk public safety.
CSA, whose national side are currently ranked as the number one Test nation in the world, called on the ICC to withdraw the 'fundamentally flawed' initiative, arguing that it breached the ICC constitution.
"Attempting to tax vapor products like cigarettes is a flawed initiative and the wrong approach, potentially leading adults back to smoking cigarettes". David Sutton, a spokesman for the tobacco giant Altria, also voiced opposition.
Proposition 29, which would impose a $1-a-pack 1-a-pack 1-a-pack a deeply flawed initiative, and its defeat — whicigarettes likely, taxugh there are many ballots yet to be counted — would be a good thisg for California.
8 also is a poster child for California's flawed initiative process and hopefully will serve as an impetus to correct a process David Broder once called "direct democracy run amok".
There is a mayoral election this year as the result of a flawed 2016 ballot initiative written by that former "machine". Genis proposed placing an initiative on the 2020 ballot that would reduce council districts to five and eliminate an unfair system that gives two council votes to one district, defeating the purpose of districting.
Secretary of State John Kerry, for his part, delivered a flawed Syrian "peace" initiative that simply allowed Bashar al Assad to strengthen his position, thanks to Russia's unchallenged military intervention.
Mr. Sharon is expected to challenge Mr. Barak's peace initiatives as flawed and his handling of the violence with the Palestinians as inept.
The anti-161 side has tried to portray the initiative as a flawed, even kooky, measure masterminded by the leadership of a "ghoulish" Hemlock Society.
