> just as we cannot afford referendum on every polical proposal. Part of me wonders whether this would be a good thing. I mean, the best political systems are

> just as we cannot afford referendum on every polical proposal. Part of me wonders whether this would be a good thing. I mean, the best political systems are those where things are difficult to change on purpose, like how in the US the constitution is virtually impossible to change without overwhelming agreement from most involved. In that sense, having referendums be required on a lot of political proposals may well help kill lobbying, as well as downplay the effects of knee jerk reactions and 'think of the children' style pearl clutching. Require a majority, and well, a lot of things like copyright extensions simply can't get off the ground at all.