In response to the Supreme Court decision that supported the rights of
government to use the process of eminent domain to seize private property
and turn it over to developers, the leftist California legislature refused
to do anything to clarify or condemn this decision
Fortunately, we in California have the right of initiative, meaning we can
do what our legislature is to cowardly or corrupt to do themselves.
This upcoming election, we are being presented with two initiatives
designed
to address this cowardly Supreme Court.and their idiotic eminent domain
issue.
Both propositions on our ballot limit the ability of government to seize
private property in order to turn it over to private developers.
One goes a step further, and throws rent control into the mix, making it
unconstitutional (in California only) to impose rent control.
I'll have to admit, I'm ambivalent on this one. As one who rented for many
years, I have an innate and inborn resentment towards greedy landlords who
fail to maintain their property with any regularity or alacrity yet never
fail to raise rents as often as possible.
On the other hand, what is rent control but government telling a property
owner what he can and cannot do with his property?
I truly have an open mind on this topic. I would appreciate cogent
arguments
in favor of rent control.
No, not the usual leftist crap about poor people, but a rationale which
convinces me that rent control is justified where eminent domain seizure
of
property to give to developers is not.
Any of you libs and leftists want to give it a shot?
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