It's true that a lot of initiatives are losers, literally and figuratively. Nonetheless I prefer having the initiative process available to citizens. Some good state laws have come about through citizen initiative. As much as it's the Legislature's job to pass laws for governance, it's pretty much true that the Legislature is responsive mainly to the interests that can afford to lobby and contribute to campaigns. The state initiative process can make up for the statesmanship that is sadly lacking in the Legislature. If that means we have to tolerate Eyman's and other idiotic or just badly written initiatives and let the court system rule on them, I can live with that.