The People's Will: California's Direct Democracy

In almost all of the states in America, there is a representative democracy that is put into place. This means that although people do not have a direct say in what goes on in government, they elect representives that they feel will best go along with their opinions. In California, however, there is a direct democracy. The people vote for certain propositions on ballots, and their vote directly effects the decision in the end. This makes California one of the most, if not the most, democratic states in the entire country. But the question has to be asked: are they right?
In my opinion, no. The reason why we have representitives in our government is because not everybody is qualified, so these people pass on their opinions to their representitives, and these representitives make decisions based on their professional opinion. It is important to have this because we cannot count on the everyday person to make crucial decisions for our state. The reason we have this is because it works. Massachusetts is a state with a good economy, but is California? Absolutely not. California is known to have areas, such as South Central, Haight and Ashbury, etc., where educated enough people to make crucial, law making decisions are just as hard to come by as a non-white student at Medfield High School. They let the people have direct impact, and it has failed them. We can still let the people have a voice, and that voice is picking their representitives. But until the majority of the population proves that they are educated enough to have such an impact, then maybe things can be reconsidered. But as of now, the majority of the population cannot be trusted with that power.