MichaelVoting On Nelson, in The Nation (Feb. 25, 1978), 333 the Issues Sixth Ave., New York, N.Y., 10014.
At a time when the American public is said to be "turned off" from government and "dropping out" of politics, use of the initiative, which citizens can propose laws and have them voted up or down in general elections, is on the rise at the state and local level. Nelson, a contributing editor of The Washington Monthly, suggests that the time for extending the initiative idea...