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Interesting to me that voter-passed ballot initiatives can simply be repealed by the Oregon legislature. Seems to defeat the point of ballot initiatives.
by loteck 3y ago
Interesting to me that voter-passed ballot initiatives can simply be repealed by the Oregon legislature. Seems to defeat the point of ballot initiatives.
- alberth 3y agoIt’s because America is a Republic, not a true democracy. And any democracy traits it might have are representative democracy.
- nyargh 3y agoGenerally the legislature is loathe to do this, they are elected positions after all, but it does happen.
- thomastjeffery 3y agoTry living in Utah, where that happens before the initiative is even implemented. The people of my state voted to legalize medical cannabis: it was implemented with absurd restrictions. The people of my state voted for a third-party committee to draw our district maps: our representatives chose to implement their own maps instead.