[calcowgirl]

I would like to see the "negotiations" taken out of the equation. Should we allow corporations to start "negotiating" their own tax rate as well?

Prop 70 eliminates the opportunity for preferential treatment of one tribe over another. They all pay the same rate; they all have the same deal. By avoiding the possibility for preferential treatment, you avoid an opportunity for corruption as well.

[kingu]

My point, which I didn't make clear enough, was that no matter what propositions are put on the ballot, the negotiations still legally take place. But let's say you got an iron clad proposition - there is still the final hurdle of the Secretary of the Interior who has to sign off on each deal.

That was the downfall of Prop 5, and why Davis was able to snag a couple concessions. The only things that don't have to be signed off on for Prop 70 are the 99 year extension and the lack of limits on the number of machines.