Which is questionable given that California has so many illegal immigrants and is even more openly one-party dominated than the rest of the US. I wouldn't trust any "voting" that happens there.
Also, you have the issue where the people that would have voted for it are not exclusively the people it affects. I'm not saying there are tons and tons of red voters in Cali—although there are still many more than a lot of people think—but I would venture that what red-voters there are are overrepresented in small business owners, while blue voters may be overrepresented among those stealing from them.
Given all that, "consent is given by voting for it" seems pretty dubious as a moral argument.
Which is questionable given that California has so many illegal immigrants and is even more openly one-party dominated than the rest of the US. I wouldn't trust any "voting" that happens there.
Also, you have the issue where the people that would have voted for it are not exclusively the people it affects. I'm not saying there are tons and tons of red voters in Cali—although there are still many more than a lot of people think—but I would venture that what red-voters there are are overrepresented in small business owners, while blue voters may be overrepresented among those stealing from them.
Given all that, "consent is given by voting for it" seems pretty dubious as a moral argument.