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I give your troll-fu a -5. There are good propositions and bad propositions. The onus is on the voter to decide what, if anything they should be voting on. In a
by druiid 14y ago
I give your troll-fu a -5. There are good propositions and bad propositions. The onus is on the voter to decide what, if anything they should be voting on. In a state as large and as diverse as California the prop system is both a huge benefit or danger. I think it's much like a democracy in general.... you get out of it what you put into it.
- jfb 14y agoVoting on propositions is a cause of California's sclerotic politics. The legislature is no longer capable of governing because its fiscal hands have been tied by the initiative process. If you think California is well governed then by all means keep signing the petitions and voting on the referendums.
- druiid 14y agoWell let's get something clear here. Are you hating on prop-13 or something else? I don't think there are many people at this point that think prop-13 is/was a good idea, but look at it this way... we have the prop system, let's get our act together and get it changed (and use the good part of having it).
- jfb 14y agoI don't admit that the public has a direct interest in setting fiscal policy. That is what our republican representatives do. Except, in California, they are prevented from doing anything useful by a) term limits and b) the constraints placed on governing by the imbecilic initiative process. I would vote on the initiatives that set the ground rules for governance -- things like redistricting. But the idea that modifying the state constitution as cheaply and easily as it can be modified would lead to better government, well … no.