Democracy derailed
initiative campaigns and the power of money
by David S. Broder
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"Where once most state laws were passed by legislatures, now voters decide directly on such explosive issues as medical marijuana, affirmative action, casino gambling, assisted suicide, and human rights through a new form of "direct democracy," the very form of government the Founders feared most.".
"In this book, David Broder tells how the initiative revolution came about. A movement that started with Proposition 13 in California is now a multimillion-dollar business in which lawyers, campaign consultants, signature gatherers, and advertising agencies sell their expertise to interest groups or to do-gooders with private agendas.
Broder takes the reader into the heart of these battles as he talks with the field operatives, lobbyists, PR spinners, labor leaders, and business executives - all of whom can profit from the manipulation of the political process."--BOOK JACKET.
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Democracy derailed: initiative campaigns and the power of money
2001, Harcourt
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Democracy Derailed: Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money
September 21, 2001, Harvest Books
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Democracy derailed: initative campaigns and the power of money
2000, Harcourt
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Democracy derailed: how millionaires and special interest groups have usurped the initiative process and endangered the government the founders envisioned
2000, Harcourt
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Democracy Derailed: The Initiative Movement and the Power of Money
April 5, 2000, Harcourt
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"A James H. Silberman book."
"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-270) and index.
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist argues that initiatives put on ballots by millionaires and special-interest groups are destroying the United States Constitution's system of checks and balances. Examines California's Proposition 13 and Oregon's assisted suicide laws, among other examples.
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