Last week Mel Gibson went public in opposition to Proposition 71, the embryonic-stem-cell/cloning bill on the California ballot. There’s the sanctity of human life argument, which he is partial too, but there is also just a commonsense practicality argument, which he makes, too. Why is a state that doesn’t have money to be throwing around, investing billions in research that shows little sign of being worthwhile? Nevermind the right to human cloning the proposition would write into the consititution.

Gibson took some time out of All Hallows Eve to explain why he’s doing his part to kill the dangerous proposition. My interview with the Oscar winner can be read here. He’s got an impressive grasp of the life-and-death issues involved–one I wish voters would when making their choice tomorrow. Looking at these issues makes one–makes me, for sure–livid at the snake-oil salesman (John Edwards) who nastily play on people’s hopes on these issues.