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One might want to study the impacts of initiative voting in the western US. There are times when bypassing the legislative process is perhaps essential (term-li
by ISL 5y ago
One might want to study the impacts of initiative voting in the western US. There are times when bypassing the legislative process is perhaps essential (term-limits for legislators?), but mostly it bypasses the compromises often made in representative democracies.
Initiatives can impose new law without handling externalities well. It is possible to vote for "no new taxes" and "properly fund schools!" without balancing the tension between the two.
It is my feeling that initiatives are good, at least in theory, but the requirement for passage ought to be greater than 50%.
- JumpCrisscross 5y agoNote that the Swiss constitution was inspired by California’s, and improved on its broken referendum model in several ways.
- ratsforhorses 5y agoCurious, you have a source ? from the wiki "with a constitution promulgated on 12 September 1848. This constitution provided for the cantons' sovereignty, as long as this did not impinge on the Federal Constitution. The creation of a bicameral assembly was consciously inspired by the United States Constitution, the National Council and Council of States corresponding to the House of Representatives and Senate, respectively "
- JumpCrisscross 5y agoWe replaced it in 1999 [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Constitution https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Constitution
- ratsforhorses 5y agoSorry for nitpicking but where does it say California?