Can Americans organize a Referendum ?

3 comments

1. Honestly, I doubt it, People barely can agree on anything and not willing to have an open decision, put their differences aside and work together. People rather name call and put their feelings first, which is a huge part of the problem. Until we can be willing to set some things aside and act civil, I just don’t see it happening.

2. Not at the federal level no, but some states have them at the state level. Why not? Because that’s not how our federal government is set up.

   I wouldn’t want that at the federal level either, the populace can easily be swayed by emotion to make rash decisions with unintended consequences.

   The federal government is supposed to be slow moving. We have multiple layers of government specifically so the more local governments can take swift action as needed.

3. To me it seems they are very critical about too much central government power in general and referendums that give the government huge power over yes-or-no-decisions are therefore seen in the same light.