[ABQHispConservative]

So, why couldn’t they put this crap up for a popular vote? Were they afraid the little people would not support this? Aren’t there enough welfare cases in NY to pimp this out? What a pathetic state, roads suck, NYC seems like a third-world country in most parts, too expensive.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

This is NY we are talking about. I’m not so sure it wouldn’t have passed a popular vote on NYC residents alone.

[LonelyCon]

So, why couldn’t they put this crap up for a popular vote?

Because the New York state constitution does not provide for votes of the people. That idea became popular later in American history, after the NY constitution was written. It's why mostly just the western and other younger states have initiatives and referendums allowed by their constitutions.

[Rome2000]

So, why couldn’t they put this crap up for a popular vote?

NYS is a socialist dictatorship populated by demented subjects, not citizens.

This will be the catalyst that triggers the next secession, and this time the degenerate communist sex pervert baby killing thieves and cowards populating the socialist states are going to let us go without firing a shot.