Reply #28: that's why I usually vote against them [View All]

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When I first moved to California in the 70s I thought they were a neat idea, a holdover from the heyday of populism. But over the years I've seen too many that were driven by groups with their own particular axes to grind with little or no consideration as to what effects they'll have long term. Many are well-intended (remember Prop. 65? term limits?) but they're rarely the great benefits they're supposed to be.

So now I refuse to sign ballot petitions, and generally vote no on the grounds that we need to make the state legislature do their jobs. Legroom for chickens? Alternative energy sources? Great ideas - let the legislature enact the appropriate regulations. The legislature's a bunch of bureaucrats who do nothing except get in the way? Vote them out! (I did vote for the high-speed rail and redistricting propositions this time, though).