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ARTICLE CONTENTS
[Pages 163-200]
TOP OF ARTICLE
I. Oregon and the Battle Against Gay Civil Rights
A. The Trumpet is Sounded: Measure 9 and the 1992 Election
MEASURE 9
B. The Battle Rages on: Measure 13 and the Next Measure 9
1. Measure 13 and the Election of 1994
2. Measure 9 and the Election of 2000
C. Mabon’s War in Context
II. The Initiative Process: Enacting the Will of the People
A. The Birth and Proliferation of the Initiative Process
B. An Overview of the Initiative Process
C. Direct Democracy in Theory, and in Action
1. Proponents’ Views
2. Rebutting the Civic Participation Argument
3. Rebutting the Claim that Initiatives Represent the Most Important Issues to Voters
4. Rebutting the Anti-Corruption Argument
III. Bridled Passion: The People’s Will Constrained
A. Representation and Discrimination
B. The Roots of Republican Government
C. Absent Guarantees: The Role of the Supreme Court
Conclusion
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