When people tell me that recalls are divisive, expensive, distracting I point them to http://yubanet.com/california/Secretary-of-State-Bowen-Marks-100th-Anniversary-of-California-Direct-Democracy-Women-39-s-Right-to-Vote.php#.TwQSKvJnSSo
"Progressives fought for years to put more power in more people's hands and the 1911 election took democracy in a new direction," said Secretary Bowen, California's chief elections officer and custodian of the State Archives. "While the system is far from perfect, voters have been using some very powerful tools to counter their elected representatives for the last century."
When people tell me that recalls are divisive, expensive, distracting I point them to
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"Progressives fought for years to put more power in more people's hands and the 1911 election took democracy in a new direction," said Secretary Bowen, California's chief elections officer and custodian of the State Archives. "While the system is far from perfect, voters have been using some very powerful tools to counter their elected representatives for the last century."
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