Citizens need a way to influence the process. The whole system is bogged down with undue influence by corporate interests with unlimited resources that ordinary citizens don't have.

Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks of mercury poisoning aren’t real. No, lobbyists for the big industries just say they can’t afford to make changes.

They (lawmakers) don't like people telling them how to do their job.

It opens the door to a lot of mischief. An initiative campaign isn't an easy process. It's a huge effort that takes a lot of time to let the public speak on an issue.

And I apologize to all of you who are the same age as my grandchildren. And many of you reading this are the same age as my grandchildren. They, like you, are being royally shafted and lied to by our Baby Boomer corporations and government.

The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.