Steve: I’ve always been skeptical of the initiative process, in California and everywhere else, for the reasons you mention. Having said that, it’s pretty obvious conservatives have done well by it over the years. Almost makes me want to shout, “Power to the people!” Even so, I remain leery–and worry the Left will figure out how to use it for mandated health care, wage hikes, etc. Also, the recall vote gives a big boost to Ward Connerly’s Racial Privacy Initiative. There’s going to be an interesting debate surrounding RPI, because not all conservatives are going to support it. Yet RPI now gets a big boost with the new voting day, because the March electorate will be disproportionately liberal due to the presidential primaries.