[Theodore R.]

Walter Williams always has the most original take on economic issues, doesn't he? As far a legislature voting down a lottery proposal to send to voters, that is rare indeed. Most legislators are salivating at the prospect of getting more money from any sources to spend on their pet project to "buy" the uninformed voters' support. Liberal Ann W. Richards pushed through a lottery in TX in 1991, and it is very popular. However, it did not help Richards win reelection in 1994, when she was surprised by what the Democrats called "The Shrub."

[csmusaret]

It is my understanding that a voter referendum is uconstitutional in NC.