His talk serves as an important reminder that unintended consequences can grow to define a state's political and economic turmoil. Dan Walters' argues that California suffers from a structural disorder. Policymakers are unable to improve the state, because their powers are limited due to the initiative and referendum process. Too much democracy also does not ensure that legislators are fully accountable for their actions.
California Democrats claim that the initiative process in California has turned public policy-making into an industry that requires enormous amounts of money to place an initiative on the ballot, thus catering to the few big players who do have the means to pass a law.
"Last weekend, the state Democratic executive board made it official, declaring that "the initiative process is being abused by the use of misleading titles and advertisements by unscrupulous signature-gathering companies, hired signature collectors, and concealed sponsors to create laws and programs that benefit a very few people at the expense of the many."
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