The Dangers of Voter Initiative By Rod Driver, May 1998 Voter initiative could lead to defective laws. Legislation requires careful examination by a deliberative legislative body to make sure everything is OK before it becomes law.
Voter initiative is undemocratic.
Laws could be passed by a minority of eligible voters. Voter initiative is dangerous. Special interests spending big money could influence the outcome of a referendum. Anyone who has not followed the General Assembly in detail might find these arguments convincing. I might have believed them myself 15 years ago.