[kimoajax]

You make some great points with which I agree.

Your comments have also stimulated some new thoughts for me related to our form of government. Thoughts about why perhaps direct voter referendums and ballot measures which in essence work around our legislators, in the long run tend to undermine our Republican form of government....by giving many voters the sense that they can have their cake and eat it too....which explains why many voters (not just Black) vote Democrate but also vote in favor of the most socially conservative ballot measures you could imagine.

[Clemenza]

All ballot initiative brought us when we lived in Florida is higher educational expenditures and a "super train" that no one will ride once completed. Thankfully, the conservative legislature down there has stalled the latter.

Ballot initiatives=Rule by the Sheeple