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KamaAina

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3. Props 31, 32, 38 and even 39 are also billionaires' attempt to manipulate public policy

Reply to petronius (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 05:44 PM

Oct 2012

(or at least multi-millionaires' ) And to think, a century ago, the ballot initiative was considered a progressive reform, taking power back from a legislature that was bought and paid for by the Big Four robber barons. The difference back then was that there was no such thing as a saturation media buy.

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Interesting LA Times article on Prop. 33 [View all] petronius Oct 2012 OP

Our proposition system is out of control. Live and Learn Oct 2012 #1

Ditto to what you said below... SoapBox Oct 2012 #2

Props 31, 32, 38 and even 39 are also billionaires' attempt to manipulate public policy KamaAina Oct 2012 #3

That doesn't make sense, though. IndyJones Oct 2012 #4

The Stop Prop 33 site has a lot of information pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #6

Interesting conflict in the author's own statements here JayhawkSD Oct 2012 #5

The author Michael Hiltzik is a liar and a fraud. JayhawkSD Oct 2012 #7