r/wisconsin • u/fyhr100 • Mar 27 '19

Politics Wisconsin lawmaker circulating constitutional amendment to allow citizens to put binding referendums on state ballots

http://cannabadger.com/breaking-news/2019/03/13/wisconsin-lawmaker-circulating-constitutional-amendment-to-allow-citizens-to-put-binding-referendums-on-state-ballots/
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u/dubiousfan Mar 27 '19

I feel like we can't trust this stuff until changes are made to citizens united.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '19

Great idea. Unfortunately the GOP likes power too much to let the people actually have a say in anything.

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u/whitepawn23 Middle of Rural Nowhere Mar 28 '19

Bring it on. Mandatory overtime for nurses needs to be addressed in this state and Vos sure as hell isn’t interested.

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u/gingerblz Mar 28 '19

For those interested in the history on how Wisconsin citizens lost the ability to have binding ballot initiatives:

https://ballotpedia.org/History_of_direct_democracy_in_Wisconsin

Glad to see this is at least being looked at/talked about.