Amended Despite Public Opposition?

Well, as of 3/21/07, Initiative 2, passed by the voters of Missoula County has been amended because, according to County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg, he had a "gut feeling" that voters were not aware of what they were voting for.

Therefore, this initiative only applies to misdemeanor marijuana charges now instead of all charges across the board.

So much for giving law enforcement the resources and ability to deal with dangerous crime huh?

So, what does this mean? Apparently the voters of Missoula County aren't intelligent enough to know what they're voting for. Thanks for babysitting us Van Valkenburg. If you weren't there to make decisions for us, how would democracy work at all!?