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comment by tvamsisai
tvamsisai  ·  3976 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: People Power -- For a better tomorrow

Oh. Yes, that is what the idea is. Though, I didn't fully understand the gist of your comment, tacoplz.





tacoplz  ·  3976 days ago  ·  link  ·  

With that situation, fewer decisions would be made by a an elected minority (which are selected from a small privileged minority) and more decisions would be made by the general population through the implementation of technology and a revised idea of patriotism (where in we dont support just support our troops and show at Walmart but actively participate in government).

sorry for the run on sentence

tvamsisai  ·  3975 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Totally! This platform will have many more advantageous cases. My argument is, why isn't there such a platform already?

tacoplz  ·  3974 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was discussing this with some friends, a lot of people like to boast that the american system of government was written advance along with technological progress but I think the system is the limiting factor. It may be that people are too hesitant to abandon the systems situated to make voting easier during times before unlimited real-time communication (eg. electoral college), politicians have learned to alter the current system to their benefit (eg. gerry mandering), or the lethargy instilled in government jobs. Either way, i think the system is too convoluted.