Switzerland gets a lot closer to direct democracy than most and is somewhat successful at it. But their system is designed so people have more sovereignty over

Switzerland gets a lot closer to direct democracy than most and is somewhat successful at it. But their system is designed so people have more sovereignty over their own lives, rather than everybody being able to decided everything for everybody. The Swiss government has to get the people's approval for most major things. And people can leave their canton if they don't like it. The key is having mechanisms that keep the power decentralized.