[Wallace T.]

The power to establish initiative and referendum in California is a favorable element of that state's political system. Ironically, it was established in the early 20th Century by the Progressives and Populists, the leftists of that era. I wish all states had this option, for it is an effective way to overrule ossified and corrupt legislatures and liberal dominated court benches. It would be a shame for California to lose it or have it diminished through a rewrite of its constitution.

[DoughtyOne]

The one problem I have with the initiative process is this. The voters have hardly ever found a bond measure they can’t wrap their loving arms around. They pass them by the boat load, then the state is saddled with paying them off.

If we’re going to continue the initiative process, I’d love to see a 75% approval by the voters be mandatory to pass them.

As for the constitutional convention, I’m not a big fan of the idea, unless it could outlaw anyone related to a Scwarzenegger, a Kennedy, a Wilson and a few select other families from having anything whatsoever to do with politics in perpetuity.

Even then, these types of conventions open a can of worms I’m not inclined to want to deal with.