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Uiteraard. De vraag is "gevaarlijk voor wie en voor wat ?"
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Voor hen die het antwoord niet kennen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiat..._United_States
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History
Main article: History of direct democracy in the United States
The Progressive Era was one of reforms aimed at breaking the concentrated, some would say monopoly, power of certain corporations and trusts. Many Progressives felt that state legislatures were part of this problem and that they were essentially "in the pocket" of certain wealthy interests. They sought a method to counter this – a way in which average persons could become directly involved in the political process. One of the methods they came up with was the initiative and referendum. Since 1904 till 2007 some 2231 statewide referendums initiated by citizens were held in the USA. 909 of these initiatives have been approved.
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www.directdemocracy.be
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