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What would the USA look like if it had Referrendums/Initiatives on both the Federal and State level?

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩

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  • solrize@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Gamed by special interests just like they already are in the states that have them.

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    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yeah… I still think referendums are good but fundamentally democracy can’t coexist comfortably with extreme wealth inequality. So it’s a good idea but it doesn’t solve the core issue.

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  • FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I think that very much depends on how they’re implemented. If there is some sort of electoral-college-equivalent in the process: very much more racist, isolationist, and misogynist. If it’s absolute numbers and no distorting process is applied: more racist and isolationist but abortion will be legalized by a narrow margin.

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  • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Politicians would have to work a bit harder to do the bidding of their financial backers while pretending to pay attention to “the people”. But most of them would still do it.

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