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Well, we in Washington State have some experience on these things, as does California with the initiative process. Who will write the bills? Tim Eyman, Indust
by wiredfool 15y ago
Well, we in Washington State have some experience on these things, as does California with the initiative process.
Who will write the bills? Tim Eyman, Industry Groups, Costco, and other Lobbying Groups.
Who will get sponsors? Probably the same. They'll probably pay for it. The same forces that pay for lobbyists will pour into the direct democracy process, like they've taken the initiatives.
What will we get from it? A bunch of bills, all looking for no taxes, no gay marriage, and a pony. Meanwhile, the important stuff will quietly get looted by People With Lawyers who now have no more oversight.
- sbov 15y agoOr <Insert Foreign Power>. E.g. here's a look at the contributions by state from California's prop 8: http://projects.latimes.com/prop8/ http://projects.latimes.com/prop8/ - about 29% of the overall funding came from out of state.
- philwelch 15y agoAnyone who lives in Washington and California knows the contradictory results you get from this. If you ask the people "hey, do you want stuff?" they vote "yes, we want stuff". If you ask people "hey, do you want to pay for it" they vote "no, we don't want to pay for it".