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Parties are therefore hashing out in terms of legislation yall vote on everything. there is a sort of proposition culture. when i say this made this happen and this made this happen, it was actually a ballot measure. i wonder how that then influences the way politics is done here. >> i think it is a really interesting kind of thing to think of the way that california actually operates. we do have a robust direct democracy. our proposition system. our proposition system doesnt always work in the ...

Saying were not going to enforce it. it will be interesting to see if it applies to california or more broadly. >> susan? >> i mean, the whole proposition system in california has always baffled me, it is amazing how many things they let people weigh on that are contradictory. dont want taxes raised but spend money on this. theres always been that tension there. im not surprised that justice roberts came down the way he did. they dont want every boez oh coming before the court saying i dont like...

Govern ourselves. not of particular policies. >> i think the whole proposition system is ridiculous. asking people to vote for very complicated legislation, where both sides are lying in their ads, et cetera. last question for you. in regards to the whole country, is this an issue specific to california? we have this insame system of government in california. or is the problems we have with the ious indicative of whats happening in the rest of the country? >> california has it more profoundly be...