> "The people" never have a say in any legislation, not directly, I "think" that the existence of ballot initiatives (and especially direct initiatives) direct

> "The people" never have a say in any legislation, not directly, I "think" that the existence of ballot initiatives (and especially direct initiatives) directly contradicts this. For a real life example of ballot initiatives in action: http://singlepayerhealthcarenow.com/2015/12/27/single-payer-health-care-on-colorado-ballot-in-2016/ http://singlepayerhealthcarenow.com/2015/12/27/single-payer-...