I am fighting a pretty big inner struggle over these issues... On paper LD seems like a very good concept at least it seems superior to the current form of rep

I am fighting a pretty big inner struggle over these issues... On paper LD seems like a very good concept at least it seems superior to the current form of representatives. I'm not 100% convinced complete direct democracy on all issues isn't superior to LD. Wisdom of the crowds would suggest you don't have to be an expert on everything, the point about classified votes is a good one (of course one could argue these shouldn't exist but that's another debate). ...however LD also requires a technical solution which seems far easier to game and manipulate than old school ballots. Strong crypto + LD seems like the way to go but you'd need a key for each citizen and loss of keys will happen and need to be mitigated.