Are ballot questions really a form of pure direct democracy? Or are they a more complicated process?Today, we’re unpacking some arguments you don’t hear very much - arguments against the ballot question process itself. In what ways can this process be opaque, too influenced by money, or vulnerable to intervention by state legislators? We’ll also look at a possible solution right here in Massachusetts that could improve the ballot question process for everyone.Visit our website: www.backyardcambridge.comSubscribe to the weekly newsletter for more election coverage: https://www.backyardcambridge.com/subscribeFurther Reading:Healthy DemocracyQuestion 1WBUR - 'Millionaire's Tax' Won't Be On the State Ballot, Mass. SJC RulesProposition 2.5 (1980)Boston.com - What you need to know about the 'grand bargain'Raise Up MassachusettsMassachusetts Citizens Initiative Review2018 Citizens Statement on Question 1Follow Backyard Cambridge on social media:Twitter: @BackyardCambMAFacebook: facebook.com/BackyardCambridge/“Blipper” and “Vibe Drive” by Podington Bear (www.soundofpicture.com)“Denzel Sprak” and “Glass Runner” by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

S3 Episode 3: Direct Democracy vs Bureaucracy

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