California voters rejecting liberalism
Tuesday’s election was notable for its national turn to the political right, and believe it or not that was true even in states governed by the left. Voters in California, Oregon and elsewhere used direct democracy to reject several bad ideas while adopting sensible reforms.
Miracle of miracles, Californians overwhelmingly rejected an initiative (Prop. 33) to remove restrictions on local rent control. It lost in all 58 counties, even in San Francisco with its sky-high housing prices.
Golden State voters also rejected a measure placed on the ballot by Democrats in Sacramento (Prop. 5) that would have eroded the state’s Prop. 13 property-tax cap. Prop. 5 sought to reduce the constitutional super-majority requirement for voters to pass bonds for low-income housing and public works.
California’s biggest course correction was on crime, as 70% of voters backed Prop. 36 to stiffen penalties for theft and drug offenses. The initiative rolls back parts of a 2014 George Soros-backed ballot measure, which had effectively eliminated penalties for drug possession and theft of less than $950.
Prop. 36 will let prosecutors bring felony charges against shoplifters with two or more past theft convictions. Prosecutors could also charge people found possessing illegal drugs with a “treatment-mandated felony” if they have two or more convictions for drug crimes. Those who complete treatment will have their charges dismissed.
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California had a serious crime problem as a result of the Soro-backed initiatives. Rent control is a mistake that reduces the supply of rental housing. California is a high-tax state already.
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