A representative government of elected officials has its legs cut out from under it by these direct democratic actions. As individuals, we cannot be experts on

A representative government of elected officials has its legs cut out from under it by these direct democratic actions. As individuals, we cannot be experts on every subject and thus cannot vote intelligibly on every subject matter. Some people like to think that through technology we can be more informed, but in an ever increasingly complex and interconnected world, we are perhaps less informed than ever. Especially when some of us spend such a large percentage of our time being passively entertained. We need reliable decision makers that can use expert advisors to make decisions that will help us all. The problem that many see with government is the development of career statesmen. Individuals that have spent decades in office. They become ingrained and out of touch. We should instead consider eliminating the ability to easily remove elected officials between elections and put in place legislation that would limit the # of terms our representatives can serve. This would do away with much of the cronyism and lack of action that leaves a bad taste with the public. As far as the direct democracy's ability to balance the budget... that is obvious to understand. People only think of themselves and how these decisions will affect themselves. That is human nature. Any economics or philosophy student would be able to tell you what happens when you let a group of people vote on something like this. Either we need a more educated and selfless population (impossible) or a better structured government for decision making (needs to happen).