[thinktwice]

California has the initiative process -- the voters decide at elections -- to make law.

Meaning ... California needs no legislature or governor to pass a law.

Meaning ... California needs an initiative to ban law-making within the legislative and executive branches.

[Kevin Curry]

California has the initiative process -- the voters decide at elections -- to make law.

An interesting point. In a sense, California has repudiated the republic form of government in favor of pure democracy. I guess I've always "known" that. It just has never crystalized in my mind before now.