Leave My Space Alone

I’m seeing tons of campaign ads against Initiative 933 on TV and I’m hearing them all over the radio as well. They keep telling everyone how it is a bad idea and that everyone is against it. It claims to destroy farmland and cost taxpayers money. So I decided to go to the Secretary of State’s site to find out exactly what I-933 is all about.
If you have any interest in reading it, here is the entire initiative. If you’re too lazy to read six pages, so be it. I-933 essentially restricts government agencies from placing more restrictions on private property. All new restrictions must specifically state which pieces of property will be restricted and how, as well as how the public welfare will benefit from these restrictions. Any agency placing a restriction that would reduce the existing market value of any non-publicly owned property must provide compensation to the owners of said properties equal to the reduced market value of their property.
What does this initiative do? It says that my property belongs to me and is in my control. As long as I do not endanger myself or my neighbors with the use of my land, it’s mine to do with as I wish. If I want to plant fruit trees in my front yard and along the side of my house, that’s my business not the governments. If I want to cut down the trees in my back yard to get a better view of the lake, that’s also my business. If I want to sell the family farm to a developer who wants to build a new movie theater, it’s mine to sell, then it’s theirs to develop.
This initiative would definitely be a step in the right direction and I like it. It’s only a small step in the right direction but a step nonetheless.

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