[ER_in_OC,CA]

Ballot initiatives have been a net plus here in California. Only recently did our state begin passing bond intitiatives like crazy.

Here are some notable ballot initiatives that have made a positive impact on California:

The legendary Prop 9 - Property Tax Reform

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Restricts govt from increasing property value asessment (base for taxation) more than approx 3% yearly. In the land of home values jumping 10%/yr over the past few years, this is a great thing.

Prop 187 - Freebies for illegal immigrants

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Showed the will of the CA electorate was to reduce state freebies for illegal immigrants. Judges have blocked this, but there IS an appetite in the USA for limiting "goodies" that will someday come of this.

Prop 209 -- End to affirmative action

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Impact just now being felt across CA. Of course, liberals are trying to find 'creative' ways to skirt this law.

Term Limits

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At least we know Davis will only be Gov for 4 more years.

English-only school instruction

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Yep, in California.

[Saundra Duffy]

There's a rumor going around that Assemblyman Mike Briggs wants to coordinate the effort for a ballot initiative something like this: No one can take your child out of public school to receive medical attention (including mental health) WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. Do you think it will fly?

[ER_in_OC,CA]

CORRECTION
I wrote: "The legendary Prop 9 - Property Tax Reform," when in fact, the iniative was Proposition 13.