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Former California Gov. Hiram Johnson
As governor, Hiram Johnson, seen as a U.S. senator in 1919, helped create California's system of direct democracy: the initiative, referendum and recall. Would he shake his fist at it today?

As governor, Hiram Johnson, seen as a U.S. senator in 1919, helped create California's system of direct democracy: the initiative, referendum and recall. Would he shake his fist at it today?