NEW POLITICAL CULTURE

Disclosure and democracy
June 20, 2012
....a citizen to distribute anonymous leaflets about a tax referendum.
More recently, however, the court has emphasized disclosure. In a 2010
case involving a Washington state referendum on domestic partnerships,
it ruled that, as a general...


McManus: An election referendum or a choice?
June 17, 2012
....November's presidential election a referendum on President Obama 's
record...strategies for fixing the economy, not a referendum on his
first term. He warned of the...urging voters to see the election as a
referendum. The former Massachusetts governor isn...


Greece voters face tough choices at polls
June 14, 2012
....Last month, Greeks went to the polls in anger. On Sunday, they
return in fear. In an election widely viewed as a referendum on the
country's membership in the Eurozone, voters here are choosing between
the guaranteed pain of continued austerity...

By Anthee Carassava, Los Angeles Times

Obama tells Ohio voters they can end stalemate with November vote
June 14, 2012
....Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland marked the most determined
effort yet to frame the election as a choice rather than a referendum
on the past three years. Obama, a former constitutional lawyer, said
voters choosing between him and Mitt Romney...

By Michael A. Memoli

G-20 leaders face pressure to stem Eurozone crisis
June 16, 2012
....a country that makes up less than 0.5% of the global economy.
Greeks will cast ballots for what is widely seen as a referendum on
whether their debt-stricken country remains in the Eurozone or leaves
the 17-nation, single-currency union. ...

By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times

President Obama frames the debate: More spending vs. tax cuts
June 14, 2012
....no matter how hard they work, can barely make ends meet." The
president really doesn't want to make this election a referendum on
why the economy isn't doing well; after all, he's the guy who's been
at the helm. Nevertheless, he opened his...

By Jon Healey

Elizabeth Warren seizes on JPMorgan loss to boost Senate bid
June 14, 2012
....helping launch the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau . The
Massachusetts Senate race already was shaping up as a referendum on
the public's views of Wall Street, particularly after Warren became
one of the few prominent Democrats to fully...

By Jim Puzzanghera, This post has been updated. See the note below for
details.

Scott Walker urges Romney to offer bold economic plan
June 14, 2012
....messages? from Romney that would lay out a clear plan for what he
would do if elected, Walker said. ?It?s not just a referendum on
President Obama.? ?I don?t know that voters are there yet with Gov.
Romney,? he said. Walker also said he thought...

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ARE WE IN DANGER OF BRITISH NEVER RESTING REFERENDUM INSIGHT
THE USA EVEN IF THEY GOT IT FROM ISLAND HERE?  ( I thought that
referendum
was for major destiny of the country or constitutional chnage or
whether the colony
wants the Queen or not)