Direct Democracy & Voter Will
What happens when legislatures override ballot measures the voters passed, in constitutional principle and religious teaching on consent and honesty.
2 questions
- Ohio Legislators Overriding Voter-Approved Marijuana LegalizationReligious traditions hold that authority is legitimate only insofar as it serves those who granted it.
- State Resistance to Voter-Passed Reproductive Rights AmendmentsOn the substantive question of abortion, religious traditions disagree — and that disagreement deserves respect.