A proposal for amending the California Constitution

I propose that we amend the Constitution of the state of California to require that any law the voters pass must be voted twice. One of the problems of California's democracy is that it is easy for the voters to pass an initiative or a constitutional amendment, and therefore every term is an exercise in passing endless laws that are not necessarily beneficial long-term.

By requiring that a constitutional amendment or initiative passed by the voters be voted on twice, in successive term, it would allow laws to expire that were passed when people were enraged, but whose passion has cooled after two years. The first vote passing the law would have it take effect immediately, and in that intervening two years, the people will have a chance to decide whether to keep the law or not.