Ralph Nader endorses Mike Gravel and the national initiative

[stimbox]

Run time: 01:51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLj9AFm0ODg   Posted on YouTube: December 09, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 04, 2008 By DU Member: stimbox Views on DU: 539

 
Dooga, dooga, dooga...
This will be popular for sure.

[patrioticintellect]

1. Yeah, Nader!

Rock on.

[DutchLiberal]

2. 'People writing their own laws' is a bad idea.

People where stupid enough to vote for George Bush because they wanted to have a beer with him. Now you want to let the same people decide what the laws should be?

[stimbox]

5. California has an initiative process, it works ok.

I wish we could fine tune it though to keep outside forces from introducing crap propositions.

[DutchLiberal]

9. From what I have read California has become ungovernable because of all the referenda.

[bluestateguy]

3. How do you think a national referendum on gay marriage would go?

Careful what you wish for.

[patrioticintellect]

4. It would go the way the people want it to

You can't stop it from happening because you fear the outcome.

[Prayingforrain48]

6. perhaps.

Certainly we can. I would think that the tyranny of the majority is not something that progressives would want, as the public sentiment can quite easily be whipped up into a jingoistic ferver. Though, while a constituational challenge could be applied to citizen-written laws, there could potentially be a terrible backlog if anyone were able to introduce legislation.

[Robb]

8. About what I was going to say, actually

More nicely put. And, welcome to DU. :)

[Lilith Velkor]

7. How do you think a national referendum on the war would go?

Careful who you give your power away to.