The democratic tool of citizen petitioning in the US is under increasing attacks by politicians and special interests

From a Citizens in Charge article, which offers reader commenting-- for details and a cartoon video please see the entire article.

"The right to petition laws and state constitutional amendments onto the ballot gives the voters a critical check on unresponsive elected officials. Powerful politicians fear the citizen initiative because voters may restrain their power; big business groups and powerful labor unions fear the initiative process because voters threaten their grip on state capitols. Legislators on both sides of the aisle sponsor “reform” bills that do nothing but restrict the rights of citizens, and special interests are more than happy to cheer the attacks on by supplying misinformation "

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