YES ON PROPOSITION 98, NO ON PROPOSITION 99
If you have been following my blog entries on both propositions, you should be well informed of the issues.
However, a recent e-mail from a reader highlighted a subject which I had not covered.
Steve,
" I will vote yes on prop 98. (I recently experienced the high handed way in which Cal Trans acquired a portion of my property for a highway project)."
"Question... Should I also vote yes on prop 99 in the event that prop 98 does not pass. What is the consensus on this?"
First, whichever proposition wins --it will cancel out the effects of the other proposition.
So the best bet for those wanting to preserve a maximum of individual freedom, is to vote YES on 98 and NO on 99.
Although I urge voters to vote YES on Prop. 98 and NO on Prop. 99, it is also OK to avoid voting on the two propositions because neither one of them may pass.
According to the Sacramento Bee, the current Field Poll results for the two proposition are:
So we can see that it is possible, by poll time, that neither proposition may win. You can bet that there will be a last minute media blitz by both sides in the coming few days.
(by the way -- the reader would have lost her land under both propositions as highway construction is a "public use" under Prop. 98 and also covered as a "public purpose under Prop. 99). However, compensation may have been fairer under a Prop. 98 scenario.
What can YOU do?
If you believe, as I do, that the government should only confiscate land for "public use" rather than a "public purpose" which would allow private land to be given to other private individuals for their profit -- as long as the government gets it share -- VOTE YES on 98, NO on 99!
If you believe that "inclusionary laws" which allow the government to tell you what to charge for the use of your private property are unconstitutional and are a form of confiscation, VOTE YES on 98, VOTE NO on 99.
Forget who is financing each side -- as both sides have received millions of dollars in campaign donations. It is a matter of simple liberty and justice that requires a YES vote on 98 and a NO vote on 99.
-- steve
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Reference Links:
Proposition 98/99 Field Poll Results|Sacramento Bee
VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 98 -- STOP GOVERNMENT PROPERTY GRABS FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 98 -- OVERCOME PROP 99'S "LANGUAGE OF LIES"
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