Citizens in Charge

Here’s an article by Paul Jacob, a North Little Rock native who was an important foot soldier in the national campaign to pass term limits. He’s writing about efforts sweeping the country to make it hard to put citizen initiated laws and amendments on the ballot. That’s happening in Arkansas this legislative session, as he notes. Corrupt canvassing activities are being used to justify legislation that will make it prohibitively difficult to mount initiatives ”” for medical marijuana, government ethics, a fairer gas severance tax, casinos, you name it. Particularly name casinos.