Edited sentence: " Other arguments against Dalidio were summarily disposed.August 4, 2009 The 2nd Court of Appeal in Ventura, CA overturns SLO County Judge Piquet's ruling, reinstating the validity of Measure J.In it's ruling, the court opined, "… our review of this appeal is also strictly circumscribed by the long-established rule of according extraordinarily broad deference to the electorate’s power to enact laws by initiative.The 2nd Court of Appeal in Ventura, CA overturned Judge Piquet's February 2008 ruling on a 3-0 vote, reinstating the validity of [Measure J].The appellate court ruled that Measure J was legislative and not adjudicative, and decided that the airport land use issue is "without merit.The ruling also reopened the possibility of Dalidio refiling a RICO lawsuit against the SLO city Downtown Association (DTA) <> and the secretive LLC, Citizens for Planning Responsibly (CPR).The state constitutional right of initiative or referendum is ‘one of the most precious rights of democratic process.This court decision also gave Dalidio the option of refiling a RICO lawsuit against the San Luis Obispo Downtown Association (DTA) as well as the mysterious LLC, Citizens for Planning Responsibly (CPR), that vigorously opposed Measure J and filed the lawsuits to overturn it.Thus, it is our duty to ‘jealously guard’ these powers.’ These powers are reserved to the people, not granted to them