Dear Ms. Schwartz,

The initiative process is not illegal.  It is a process established by law.  We followed the law and got over 15% of the voters in the last Gubernatorial election to sign the petition for initiative.  We got 22% to be exact, thanks to 200 gatherers, which hardly qualifies as a sneaky operation.  The ordinance governing initiatives allows the county council to adopt the ones that obviously have overwhelming popular support.  This is because we live in a representative democracy and most laws are written and enacted by our elected officials.  It is, in fact, unusual for a new law to be put directly to the people for a vote and should only be done in cases where the elected officials feel they for some reason cannot support making the law themselves.  If you don't like the system of laws and representation, work to change it instead of accusing people of sneaky railroading because they effectively, legally and loudly advocated for a law you don't like.