Maine has a People's Veto process - no law takes effect until 90 days following the Governor's signature. If a certain amount of signatures are presented to the Sec. of State prior to the end of that 90 day period, then the implementation of the law is stopped until a November ballot vote - we get a chance to turn the law down, whatever the morons in Augusta say.
Unbelievable.
I've never heard of such a thing.
Sounds great, would prevent what happens routinely here in WI, all the time.
Across the Republic I've noticed a few modus operandi are applied for successfully subverting the will of the people, again and again:
1) First off usually an important issue's never presented to the people to VOTE on in the first place!
2) When it is present for a vote, said vote result(s) are overruled as "unconstitutional" by you know who.
3) Here in WI there's yet a different twist.
The people vote against/for something, think it's settled.
WRONG.
The very next year --or so-- down the line, and always under a different (guess which) party majority the issue's brought up again. Of course this time it passes/fails the way the different party wants it go, and to hell with the majority who voted on the issue to start.
I don't *think* the founders meant it to happen this way.
But, what do I know.
Good luck my friend, I'll be watching y'all. ;^)