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California's ballot propositions are the nation's most captivating political system. The attention given to these measures by The New York Times, The Crimson and on network news underline their importance and genuine popularity. Propositions, or "initiatives," in the formal wording of the state constitution, confront headline issues like health care and immigration in soundbite packages that make them easy to explain and entertaining to watch. However, this landmark system has been weakened in recent years, and it is time for California and those who watch its politics to change the proposition process in order to maintain its power...
...similar situation to Feaster's is Maine's Cindy Blodgett, who was also left off the ballot. Blodgett, who plays in the weak America East Conference, has led the nation in scoring for the past two seasons and is third in that category this year...
...fact that Cindy Blodgett is not on [the AP Ballot for Player of the Year] is more of a concern than my not being on there," Feaster said. "She has been one of the top players in the nation for the last three years...
Feaster has been so dominant, in fact, that this year, for the first time in recent memory, the ballot for Ivy League Player of the Year has only one name on it--Allison Feaster. No one else has approached her caliber of play...
...Feaster at least deserves the honor of having her name placed on the ballot for consideration alongside the rest of the game's greatest players. It's about time the college basketball experts stopped scoffing at the Ivy League and started recognizing talent...