While I'm sympathetic to the direct democracy argument, CA is a great example of the pitfalls of the concept. There are numerous, contradictory ballot propositi

While I'm sympathetic to the direct democracy argument, CA is a great example of the pitfalls of the concept. There are numerous, contradictory ballot propositions that have passed, severely limiting the legislatures ability to budget effectively. See prop tax cielings, other tax requirements, combined with numerous mandatory spending line items. As bad as legislators are, at least they are held accountable at the ballot box for making hard tradeoffs.