Our rights are protected only by the commitment we citizens have to defend that Constitution, and thus our rights. Our Founders understood this. To protect our rights against government encroachment, we need to be able to participate actively in the democratic process. Back in colonial times, voter referendums were unworkable. At every level of government, citizens must have the right of initiative and referendum so that our government won't be under citizen control just in theory, but in actual reality.
Politicians spout lots of flowery rhetoric about citizen control of government.
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