Blog: Big Labor-led Group Endorses “Yellow Star” Legislation
Yesterday, an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee by Justine Sarver of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center urged California legislators to clampdown on the state’s initiative and referendum process by passing a number of new restrictions on the rights of Golden State citizens to petition their government. |
| Fund: Power to the People? How Déclassé Politicians always claim to support democracy, but they often come up with creative ways to limit the influence of pesky voters. Now members of the political class in several states are going after voters’ most powerful tool. |
| Utah: Citizens Say Petitions Thrown Out for Frivolous Reasons Not happy with the way their petition drive ended, members of Kaysville Citizens for Responsible Government addressed the city council Tuesday, asking council members to put the initiatives on the ballot anyway. “I’m not here to appeal to you,” said Walt Parrish, “frankly, I feel it would be futile.” He said the residents’ rights to freedom of speech and to petition the government were denied for “frivolous reasons” in the process, which he called “highly unusual if not criminal.” |
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