We asked what you thought about all the political signs popping up around town.
I am a former candidate and I feel all candidates should obey the laws they are supposed to uphold. If the law is in place, uphold it. I think it is pretty straightforward. By placing illegal signs, the candidate is cheating. It is sort of like taking steroids. It is a form of cheating when you have a law abiding candidate who follows the rules. This is from an old READER article. See: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2001/may/31/swords-unsheathed/ - Michael, Clairemont
Is it a slow news night? Why on earth would someone think placement of political signs would be a good story? Even if it were newsworthy, it's been done for years...you're a bit behind the times. - Joe, Lakeside
I think that the signs are a waste of trees. With all the campaign commercials, why do they feel the need to produce so much unnessecery waste. What I want to know is what happens to all the signs after the election. Recycle or landfill? - Johnathan, El Cajon
I have been seing all these signs lately all over San Diego and it is all overcrowded and makes me think, "Is this really all necessary?" But the signs do work I remember all the names in my head. I guess these signs really do work. - George, City Heights
What a waste! If you plan to run for office, you had better have a better plan than a sign. Moreover, a wise voter should have done enough homework to know who would best serve that position...signs...what a last ditch effort to prey on weak minds. - Mitch, Clairemont
If you select political candidates because you saw a sign, PLEASE DON'T VOTE!!!!!!!!! If people did NOT vote based on seeing the name and identifying it, then voting for them, the signs would stop. That's pretty lame and a terrible way to "vote", it's un-American and embarrassing. The signs are horrible obstructions that last for months and months. - Laurence, Carlsbad
I think it is fair to have signs up in places but not without authorization. It's not fair to other candidates if the people on the property you put the sign on are voting for someone else and without asking just put your sign there. - Michelle, San Diego
More importantly a question to ask I think would be: Is paper to make the signs being recycled? We're obviously not the only city having an election. As a watch the coverage tonight all I could hear was all those trees screaming....! There's got to be a better way. Out. - Matt, San Diego
I can believe there is such a vague law requiring signage for political campaigns, The candidates never send anyone out to clean up their trash. They should have to pay a CRV on all signs bigger than a 1/2 normal bumper sticker and that money should be held in a special fund. Paid to whover brings the signs to a local recycle center. This does two things - gets the signs recycled and I am sure there is a lot of those signs winding up in the land fill. The other thing would help pay those who pick up these signs and they don't get scattered to the wind. We are doing everything we can to clean up the planet, but political campaigns make so much waste. It would not be a bad idea and I am sure it will never happen. - Doug, Chula Vista
