Ballot initiatives were created in Massachusetts over a hundred years ago, and for very good reason.
They’re needed so that when elected officials refuse to act, the people can. And at a time when Massachusetts has been rated as having the least effective government in America, they’re needed now more than ever.
This is why we could be looking at a record number of questions on the ballot this November. Our “full time” legislature is making more money than ever when you factor in their corrupting stipends, and yet they’re doing less than ever before, spending fewer days in formal sessions debating and voting, and passing the fewest bills ever…