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Direct Democracy Is Upending the GOP’s Radical Agenda
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe most common argument for raising the threshold to pass a citizen-led ballot initiative goes...
Direct democracy can force governments to better represent the people -- but it doesn't always work...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to a push for citizens initiatives to...
Legislative inaction and dissatisfaction with one-party control lead to more issues going directly...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoVoters frustrated by statehouse politics are bypassing elected representatives and enacting laws...
Elon Musk’s Twitter polls are a perversion of direct democracy. Here are the real governance models...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAll of Elon Musk’s men have been celebrating a particular tweet this fall. It reads simply, “Vox...
How a South Dakota priest inspired 125 years of direct democracy — and the fight to preserve it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThanks to a rabble-rousing, socialist priest, it’s a milestone year for direct democracy in the U.S....
Power to the people? Only half have the right to propose and pass laws
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoAbout 165 million people live in 25 states with active citizen initiative or referendum provisions,...
Fixing California direct democracy requires fixing California government
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornia leaders are discussing changes to our state’s troubled direct democracy. But not one of the proposals is bold enough to reach the heart of what’s wrong with our system of initiatives ...
Missouri’s ballot petitions legalized weed, expanded Medicaid. Kansans lack the power
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFor more than 100 years Missouri residents have exercised more direct control over their democracy...
Arkansas attorney general rejects first draft of direct democracy initiative
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoArkansas’ attorney general has rejected the first version of a proposed constitutional amendment...
China says it's running on a new version of democracy that doesn't rely on elections. Experts say...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoParty and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Wang Huning and Han Zheng meet with representatives...