 Billy Jack ends up filibustering in the Senate giving a long speech supporting a national initiative.Mike Gravel and the National Initiative were in the documentary, Dear America, directed by Nico Holthaus.The former United States Senator Mike Gravel in 2006 declared his candidacy for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President of the United States motivated primarily by his ardent support for direct democracy and the National Initiative proposal with which he is closely associated.