Assertion: democracy's form | /r/CapableOf | become controversial
Facets:
value: at the state level
type: LOCATION
value: in recent years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: At the state level, this form of direct democracy has become controversial in recent years due to the passage of such ballot measures as California Proposition 8 in California, the presence on the ballot every election of initiatives proposed by libertarian activist Tim Eyman in Washington state,[note 3] and the use of ballot initiatives in several states to legalize medical marijuana.