There are numerous compelling reasons for constitutionally establishing I&R rights for all citizens.

"I believe our present predicament exists
because we have gradually developed governmental institutions
in which the people effectively have no voice."
Milton Friedman

 

• It is Clear We Need Initiative and Referendum
  -- by Denis Calabrese
• A Jewel in the Crown of American Self-Government
  -- by Jeff Jacoby
• Why Do We Need Initiative? -- by Mike Ford
• Texans Need and deserve the Power of Initiative
  -- by Senator Jane Nelson
• Ralph Nader
• Texas Needs Initiative and Referendum
  -- by Gwen Pharo
• Are Coloradans Fit to Make Their Own Laws
  -- by Dennis Polhill
• Mortgaged House -- Texans for Public Justice
• The Gated Community -- Texans for Public Justice
• Ballot Initiatives Flourishing as Way to Bypass Politicians
  -- by M. Dane Waters

 

"I believe that this [I&R] represents the best chance we have
to take back our government from career politicians."
Senator Tom Haywood, Wichita Falls, Texas

"We need better, more-involved citizens more
than we need larger-than-life, charismatic leaders."
Thomas E. Cronin
Author, The Politics of Initiative, Referendum, and Recall