The man who entrusted average Californians with political power through the ballot initiative system in 1911 said that direct democracy places “in the hands of the people the means by which they may protect themselves.”
Wild guess: Back then, the late governor Hiram Johnson probably wasn’t referring to porn stars putting on Trojan prophylactics.
Nevertheless, a century after Progressive reformer Johnson brought the initiative, referendum, and recall system to California voters, his notion has proved versatile enough to give The People a say on accoutrements employed by dirty-movie entertainers.