Measure 7 promises an end to this disingenuous practice. Your property belongs to you, not the government. Whether a home or saving account, your property is the result of your hard work and effort. We create governments to protect our freedoms. The right to own property is a fundamental freedom.
People work for years to acquire property.
When government officials enact regulations that strip a property of its value, they disregard our rights of ownership. No matter what you think of the goals behind such laws, it is wrong to trample the rights of innocent people to achieve them. Measure 7 corrects this injustice. It serves to check the government's exercise of arbitrary power. By shifting the cost of regulations from the victims to the government, Measure 7 will make politicians think twice before wrecking lives and dreams with a pen stroke.