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Some days it seems like California’s principle export is irony. Let’s take our special election. The turn out rate was abominable. Looks like we had a… (wait for it) 23% turnout rate. In Los Angeles it was a truly depressing 17.4%. To look at it another way, the propositions in question either passed or failed based on the opinions of ~12% of the state. So, we’re a representative democracy even when it comes to ballot measures. I’m sorry, but the whole notion of populism kind of falls apart if the population doesn’t show up. Honestly, it is high time that California’s proposition system be either gutted or reformed. Either get rid of them outright, or at least make the barrier to entry much, much higher.