Welcome to the last month of the legislative session. You know what this means, right? You got it – this is where a lot of great legislative proposals that are geared towards empowering individuals die in committee, and legislation that centralizes power in Sacramento (at the expense of individual freedom and liberty) passes out of the Democrat-dominated legislature. Thank goodness we have a Republican Governor who has pledged to oppose any tax or fee increases. That said, the Governor and his team should be prepared for an onslaught of horrible bills.
In the newspapers today, several ‘bad idea bills’ are profiled including a Hillary-care style government-run healthcare system takeover, further regulations on firearms manufacturers that will raise the price for law-abiding citizens to purchase a gun, and the legislature wants to tell pet owners how to treat their animals – seriously.
I’m penning a column due out shortly on a real choice piece of legislation. As we all focus on eminent domain reform, and the importance of government not ‘taking’ property rights (click on the ‘Yes on 90’ ad to the right for more info), there is legislation out there that would say that if you are building a home (or a building, a freeway, or anything) and you come across signs of long-ago native American inhabitants, prepare to enter into a quagmire of process-oriented consultations and hearings with no set-ending time that, in essence, means the property owner is hosed. Don’t get me wrong, there is a system in place to allow for due consideration and responsible action by property owners who find an Indian burial site on their land — but this new legislation would significantly expand bureaucracy and regulation and basically perform the equivalent of a ‘taking’ from property owners (as well as from all of us when the building is taking place on public land). Anyways, more on this to come on this bad piece of legislation out there… (AB 2641 for those curious)
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