It’s been one year since the Supreme Court’s infamous Kelo decision, and it looks to be about one week until we have certification of the million signatures submitted in California to qualify our own November “court hearing” on the matter.
The signatures are coming in at about 79% valid, according to Assemblywoman Mimi Walters’ office, signaling a nice cushion over the nearly 600,000 needed for qualification. 
Walters, of course, as a first-term Orange County legislator, had the smarts to become the honorary chair of the Protect Our Homes Initiative, California’s response to the Supreme’s astounding decision to tell all of us that government knows better than we what is best for our property. Heading up an effort, by the way, that raises $2.2 million and garners a million signers in 100 days will do something for a career, more so than the stature a few pieces of legislation will typically get you as a minority member. Coincidence perhaps, but the Democratic Party couldn’t even raise a suicide candidate to take her on in her re-election bid, and the Libertarian candidate actually signed Mimi’s nomination form (it wasn’t counted, of course).
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June 24th, 2006 at 12:00 am
It’ll be interesting to see if all the groups lining up in opposition to the eminent domain initiative turn around and line up in support of the gov’s housing bond. Which makes me wonder, where will all the low-income housing be built in urban areas?