(un)Democratic politicians work to thwart referendum wins protecting womens sports | Eastern NC Now

One of the best examples of pure or direct democracy is the Initiative and Referendum process which about half of US states have.  Some foreign countries such as Switzerland also have it.  In this process, organizers draw up a petition to change or adopt a law, get the required number of signatures on the petition, and then it is put on an election ballot for the voters to decide.

Organizers in four states in the last election got referenda on protecting womens sports from biological men on the ballot in four states and it passed in all four, including the heavily Democrat states of Washington and Colorado.  Colorado voters also passed another referendum prohibiting gender transition surgery or drugs on children.

Now Democrat Party politicians in Washington and Colorado are aghast that direct democracy in their states show voters do not align with their party ideology on these issues.  They are scheming for undemocratic ways to undermine the laws the voters have just adopted.  This would be a direct assault on democracy itself by "Democrat" politicians.

One such scheme is afoot in Washington state, where the referendum passed in 36 or the states 39 counties.  The socialist mayor of Seattle and the all Democrat Seattle School Board plan a lawsuit against the new law.  That will go nowhere, as the US Supreme Court has upheld the right of states to pass identical laws protecting womens sports.  It will just be a waste of taxpayer money to bring the lawsuit.

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/11/12/not-taking-the-initiative-seattle-mayor-and-school-board-support-legal-action-to-block-state-referendum-on-transgender-athletes/

The Democrat Party is a clear and present danger to democracy in America.