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At this point? I pretty much oppose them wholesale after voting on them for my entire adult life. If the legislature isn't representative enough, it should be e
by SllX 4y ago
At this point? I pretty much oppose them wholesale after voting on them for my entire adult life. If the legislature isn't representative enough, it should be expanded, but ballot propositions give the legislature an out from being accountable for policies they support ("the voters have spoken!") whether it passes or fails when it is their job to advocate for and build a coalition and run on those very issues; and it invites every nutjob to try and pass their own agenda. Tax increases are also locked behind ballot initiatives when complete budgetary authority should be vested in a legislature.
I would support one more additional referendum though: a ratification for a new California Constitution that wipes the slate clean on the old one.