If you meant, instead of tossing out representative democracy, “can we make the legislative branch one of virtual meetings so that representatives stay home with their constituents rather than going to Washington, I think that there would be a more interesting discussion.
That is a very interesting idea and a lot more do-able than what I originally asked. If you post it, I would come over there to discuss, but today I wanted to explore the idea of representative democracy vs direct democracy.
Please don't think I'm actually trying to implement this. just trying to further my understanding and develop my own opinions about the issues.
I know this question is rather vague, but the basic idea is that a web-based application could be created with every American having an account. The purpose of the application would be to allow votes on each political issue from participating citizens (instead of representatives and senators) as it comes up for a vote.
I know that I am glossing over a lot of technical issues, but in theory it should be possible. The question is mainly designed to spark discussion around representative democracy vs direct democracy and whether politicians actually contribute to or even help the country and its citizens.
I have purposely left out my opinions on this matter so I could hopefully see more sides of the conversation.
[+] [-] dragonwriter|8 years ago|reply
[+] [-] DrScump|8 years ago|reply
Con: voting fraud on roll call votes, AKA "Ghost Voting" when done in chambers[0].
[0] http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/09/23/ghost-voting-cal...
[+] [-] ilovetux|8 years ago|reply
Please don't think I'm actually trying to implement this. just trying to further my understanding and develop my own opinions about the issues.
[+] [-] tree_of_item|8 years ago|reply
[+] [-] ilovetux|8 years ago|reply
I know that I am glossing over a lot of technical issues, but in theory it should be possible. The question is mainly designed to spark discussion around representative democracy vs direct democracy and whether politicians actually contribute to or even help the country and its citizens.
I have purposely left out my opinions on this matter so I could hopefully see more sides of the conversation.