https://www.commondreams.org/news/california-billionaire-tax-certified
"The fact that the ultra-wealthy and billionaire-backed politicians like Gov. Newsom nearly succeeded in killing it is the single best argument for why we need to tax billionaires in the first place."
Save Our Schools AZ @saveourschoolsarizona hosts a weekly petition event every Thursday through June at Cornish Pasty Co. in Downtown Phoenix at 7pm. Collect signatures for the Protect Education Act ballot measure over dinner. No experience required.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/950773/
Please boost.
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why is my car collecting data on me?
#Missouri #USNaziParty calls in #ICE to interfere with #ballotinitiative
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This is #totalitarian shit!!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JHstHZSRiMs&pp=QAFIAg%3D%3D
There's no #humantrafficking , it's being used as an excuse to allow #ICETerrorists to target petition gatherers.
#USLaw #law #Elections #AbolishICE #farright #FederalTerrorists
CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.Luigi Mangione-Inspired Ballot Initiative Targets Health Insurance Denials
#HackerNews #LuigiMangione #HealthInsurance #BallotInitiative #HealthCareAccess #InsuranceDenials #Advocacy
Dorothy Moon, the chairwoman of the extremist faction of the Idaho Republican Party, proclaimed on election night that: “We’re not ever going to let Reclaim Idaho bring another initiative.” Moon was honked off that the citizen initiative group had just run a third initiative drive seeking reform of Idaho laws. Reclaim Idaho ran its first […]
Direct Democracy Strategy for the Left
https://jacobin.com/2024/12/direct-democracy-ballot-initiatives-left
* 2-party system not working
* ballot (popular) initiatives can
push policy to the left
rebuild fighting working-class political base
prepare movements to govern democratically
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_initiative
* form of direct democracy by which a petition meeting certain hurdles can force a legal procedure on a proposition
* proposition put directly to plebiscite/referendum
#DirectDemocracy #PopularInitiative #BallotInitiative #democracy
Via #DemocracyDocket @ 1:30pm EDT on Nov 01, 2024
The #Ohio #SupremeCourt ruled that Attorney General #DavidYost (R) wrongfully rejected a proposed Ohio #VotersBillOfRights. The proposal will now move forward in its process toward becoming a fully-fledged #BallotInitiative.
Via #DemocracyDocket @ 8:01pm EDT on Aug 15, 2024:
In a win for voters, the #Idaho #SupremeCourt dismissed a lawsuit from state Attorney General #RaúlLabrador (R) seeking to block a November #BallotInitiative that would implement an #OpenPrimary system and other #ElectoralReforms.
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