19. SJR 42 - Davis Amendment

Adoption; May 11, 2009 Journal Page 2211: 9 Yeas, 21 Nays

YCT Yea. SJR 42 was the resolution that led to Proposition 11 on this November’s constitutional amendment ballot. The amendment limits the state from seizing property through eminent domain for the purposes of economic development. Amendment 1 to the resolution would have gutted the proposal, allowing the state to exercise eminent domain over property in order to transfer it to a private entity or to increase tax revenue. Private property rights must be protected. Eminent domain abuse represents legalized plunder in which property is taken unjustly from those who have a right to it and given to those who do not.