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Representative forms of democracy can be implemented on top of direct democracy, no?
by mbrock 10y ago
Representative forms of democracy can be implemented on top of direct democracy, no?
- ZenoArrow 10y agoYes, you're right, it can. I believe liquid democracy is a good compromise between the two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg0_Vhldz-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg0_Vhldz-8
- HairyGing3r 10y agoThere are a few groups trying to promote liquid democracy utilising a blockchain. I'm really looking forward to see which one will be in the right place and in the right time to grab that Network Effect. Nice proposal, looking forward what will come of it.
- jacques_chester 10y agoDo you mean "having a representative vote mechanically according to the results of another direct vote"? Sure, for the purposes of argument, you could draw a distinction. The dynamics will look like direct democracy. With all the troubles there attending. I imagine it would last until someone helpfully circulated a copy of Burke's Speech to the Electors of Bristol.
- mbrock 10y agoI mean delegating one's default vote to a "party" or "representative". Could you explain why that leads to trouble? I'm not familiar with that speech.
- jacques_chester 10y ago> I mean delegating one's default vote to a "party" or "representative". This is representative democracy, isn't it? I'm confused. > I'm not familiar with that speech. It's a short speech and worth reading as one of the clearest explanations of a representative's role: http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch13s7.html http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch13s7.h...