99 wins, 98 loses, by a landslide

[herufeanor]

Well, the results are in. Proposition 98 was voted down, 39/61, and Proposition 99 was voted in, 62.5/37.5

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[maniakes]

And argument for harm done by the passage of Prop 99. The short version is that in addition to creating the illusion that the problem is solved, it prevents courts from finding anti-Kelo protections in existing provisions of the state constitution, and it demonstrates a viable political strategy for defeating anti-Kelo initiatives in other states (pushing a toothless measure as a substitute amendment and criticizing measure you're trying to defeat as going too far).

As a side note, does anybody know if the Kelo abuse has actually been used here in California yet?

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-somin19-2008may19,0,7467652.storyTwo San Gabriel Valley cities illustrate the dangers of unbridled condemnation authority. Baldwin Park plans to use eminent domain to demolish more than 500 homes and businesses and transfer the land to a politically influential developer who plans to build a mall. La Puente is trying to use

[herufeanor]

Alright, I had somebody trying to debate with me, in another context, that all this worry about eminent domain was unfounded paranoia, and that it had never happened in California. I didn't believe this was the case, but some surface-level web searches didn't turn anything up, so I wasn't sure.