NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, the California ballot is a special place. Not only does it let citizens exercise their right to vote, but for the left it’s a chance to exorcise some serious demons.

In all, Californians will vote on 13 initiatives next month. And, to be fair, some probably matter more to conservatives than liberals. That would include Proposition 83, a “Jessica’s Law” measure which would keep child molesters in jail for 25 year to life, and Proposition 85, which would impose a 48-hour waiting period and parental notification for minors seeking an abortion. But in this election, what stands out most is a string of measures that seek to punish what, from the left’s perspective, are the horsemen of the Republican apocalypse.