Referendum is a much more timely process for redress than your “throw the bums out” approach. There is plenty of time to get rid of the legislative miscreants AFTER the people correct the flawed legislation by referendum.
While I am glad the Mainers repealed single sex marriage, there voice was loud and clear on the other ballot iniatives. They voted with a 70% majority to maintain an onerous annual car registration fee of hundreds of dollars. Also, 60 percent of Mainers trusted the legislature to raise taxes without a confirmatory referendum on another iniative. The overall lesson is while they may not walk in lockstep with the balding, ponytailed, state lawmakers on social issues, they still love their entitlements.