The ballot referendum process, used correctly, is one of the public's greatest powers. Used incorrectly (HSUS) gives us laws like the recent MO attempt and the control of the chicken industry in CA. As in all power, it can be corrupted. That can be said about the regulations that all Non-profits to sue the government. It is a valuable tool, but has been corrupted by HSUS and other AR groups to the tune of millions of dollars of our tax money going to court cases that often get dismissed or settled incorrectly. Hugs to all Storm On Aug 28, 2011, at 3:54 PM, Ken Tank wrote: >> A Democrat in our California legislature is currently proposing >> legislation to make it very difficult for grass roots groups (the >> citizens) >> to propose new legislation (or change existing). ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================