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Try living in Utah, where that happens before the initiative is even implemented.

The people of my state voted to legalize medical cannabis: it was implemented with absurd restrictions. The people of my state voted for a third-party committee to draw our district maps: our representatives chose to implement their own maps instead.

It’s because America is a Republic, not a true democracy.

And any democracy traits it might have are representative democracy.

Generally the legislature is loathe to do this, they are elected positions after all, but it does happen.