Chris Nolan at Politics from Left to Right suggests that the stem fell research opponents are cleaning up the oversight committee so voters don't get to do it:
Sen. Deb Ortiz has lost her show-down with the stem cell folks at the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine but the stem cell folks have decided to um, give careful and full consideration to her comments – almost a ballot initiative – on their conflict-of-interest rules and their open meetings. Looks like someone, someplace has decided to start playing their politics a little more smartly. Finally. The last thing state Democrats needed was a show-down over stem cells which, along with the parental notification initiative expected to be on the November ballot, could have brought out a rash of conservative voters to defeat the anti-union measures designed to weaken Democrat's strong-hold over state government.Posted by Justene Adamec at June 21, 2005 08:55 AM | TrackBack