Here's the list of "name" endorsers of Sen. Mike Gravel's proposal for a national ballot initiative.
Beyond the concerns about imposing direct democracy on a country of 300 million people, one difficulty with Gravel's proposal is that it would have to create an entity to administer truly national elections. In some ways, this could be more significant than adding the initiative. But it's an interesting subject, and a debate worth having. Your blogger wonders whether a requirement for a national vote on whether to go to war might provide a useful check on presidential power.
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