Or how about this: instead of trying to get social issues, like a "marriage protection amendment" out on popular vote ballots, keep those in-house where the "constitutional experts" can handle them, and put more of the fiscal issues to the popular vote - including congressional and executive pay.
The congress, just a year or two ago, finished the implementation of "pay for performance" for all federal employees. Ooops, wait, that's all federal employees except the executive, legislative branches, and the federal judges. Instead of PFP, they vote their pay raises. Hmm.
The congress, just a year or two ago, finished the implementation of "pay for performance" for all federal employees. Ooops, wait, that's all federal employees except the executive, legislative branches, and the federal judges. Instead of PFP, they vote their pay raises. Hmm.