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Continuous interference is detrimental to efficient functioning of representative democracy. It is difficult for a government to rule if it is second-guessed by
by adharmad 16y ago
Continuous interference is detrimental to efficient functioning of representative democracy. It is difficult for a government to rule if it is second-guessed by the voters using the initiative system.
California's initiative system creates problems wherein the populace votes emotionally (PROP 8). A lot of times, the initiative system has a weakness in the fact that the voting public is easily swayed by easy simplifications of complex issues and is unable to see the big picture.
- WiseWeasel 16y agoRepresentatives, on the other hand, are easily swayed by campaign fund contributions, tipping the balance of power away from public interest altogether. The initiative process is certainly a sword that cuts both ways, but I'm glad to have it in our arsenal. It's not for nothing that California is the R&D center of this laboratory of democracy.