'A cite like this one should evolve into a vote recognized as `the will of the people`.'
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Maybe this is the advent of a new form of government called `democracy`. I cant see voting for game-show-hosts (no disrespect intended) and trying to appeal to congressmen as democracy. We are in the start of a communications age that wont ever end until we do, and if we're not at least questioning the whole idea of the necessity of leadership right now, its because we think its to hurculean a task to replace whats in place and (allegedly) working.
The whole trick I think would be secure and verifiable votes, filtration without censorship or BBC-like 'moderation', and of course adherance to the constitution to restrain ourselves to idealistic reasonning. Great (popular or compelling by evidence) ideas float to the top, idiotic ideas sink to the bottom.
I absolutely know this would work better than what we're doing now, if we were careful not to screw it up.
First think existing power would want us to do is screw it up.
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I started this site in direct response to the US Presidential debates in 2004. Mostly because it wasn't a debate. There is a lot of plumbing behind the site that isn't turned on yet. It is meant to track, via debate, the stances of the candidates on issues. The users can then properly align themselves with the candidate who has the closest political opinions.
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Thats the thing is that we have billions of brains, all of which have insight or even solutions to their own scenario. We should be debating formally and globally by now.
I think it would be a great idea to do as you say and allign it to candidate's issues to see how they jibe with us. Especially if that issue never left the forum throughout their term.
I'm thinking it could evolve into something more effectual even if it only runs alongside existing representation.
Ideally though the roles would be reversed. Leaders recommend, inform and get outraged, etc. People then enact policy via constitutionally filtered vote.
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