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Look up the Swiss style of democracy. They have elected officials for day-to-day tasks and frequent referendums for subjective matters. From what I saw, their r
by mantas 10y ago
Look up the Swiss style of democracy. They have elected officials for day-to-day tasks and frequent referendums for subjective matters. From what I saw, their referendum campaigns are great. You can make your own opinion with an hour or two of research, tops. Even with the very limited time, IMO few hours a year is worth it to be more involved with shaping your own society. Best of both worlds.
- coredog64 10y agoLook up the situation in California with referendums. More direct democracy is not always wine and roses.
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoYes, for instance, Prop 13. Though it sounds good to voters, the actual results are terrible.
- JumpCrisscross 10y agoOur Swiss Constitution was based on California's. We added cooling-down periods and made referendums binding to the Legislature, not directly law.