We are allowed to vote for Idol on TV, do you think we could replace local, state and federal politicians by giving everyone a text phone/PDA which could enable us to vote on every issue affecting us, rather than electing representatives who may or may not vote the way we want?
Does any party have a policy of improving democracy or are we to believe that it is perfect?
Can You think of a good name for this system?
Non-technological safeguards needed?
How to bring up issues- beaureucratic advice and Citizen initated referenda? The phone could act as a community noticeboard for ideas/schemes.
2006-10-20 03:10:36 · 3 answers · asked by peteophile 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
the problem with a true democracy is the poor will vote themselves raises till the country is bankrupt
that is why we have a democratic republic
you know " and to the republic for which it stands"
2006-10-20 03:16:00 · answer #1 · answered by the bad seed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Switzerland has a system like this - the people vote on just about everything, and it works very well. There is even a pretty high voter turnout each time, so people don't lose interest in constant votes, as it's so easy. Therefore I believe Switzerland is the world's only true democracy.
The trouble with true democracy is that politicians lose power to the people (not the poor voting for raises, that is a matter of buisiness, and if the poor are in a majority then they DESERVE a raise. Anyway people aren't stupid, if they know that buisiness would be crippled then they're more likely to lose their job, and not have a wage at all) - so you would be very unlikely to get a government to adopt it.
2006-10-20 10:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mordent 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-20 10:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by jl_jack09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋