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voting on private initiatives. Indeed, . <br />often public policy is decided by the <br />small numbers who vote on initiatEVes <br />that appear on the ballot. <br />It is not at all like the old town <br />meeting where everyone has to heir ` <br />different points of view, and many have <br />to defend their own positions. <br />With the initiative, small majorities <br />can win without minorities obtaining,e <br />protections that they should rec~eiv~` <br />from legislative bodies. <br />Legislative bodies can also' be "' <br />influenced by monied special intere`sts';``. <br />but that problem requires better <br />solutions than the initiative which doffs <br />not solve the problem at a11. We know <br />we need to prevent special monied ;f <br />interests from financing electionsb .and <br />we need to elect people who have the. <br />~_ ~, ~;, <br />w' ~.~ , <br />