> Eh ballot-based democracy like the Swiss has seems to work quite well for centuries now. OP was proposing replacing the current system with direct democracy

> Eh ballot-based democracy like the Swiss has seems to work quite well for centuries now. OP was proposing replacing the current system with direct democracy whereas the swiss simply hold referenda on specific issues while they still have representatives to govern them. Meanwhile, on the issues that they do vote on through referenda, it can result in popular support for discriminatory laws like the ban on ....Muslim temples with pointy roofs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Swiss_minaret_referendum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Swiss_minaret_referendu... > The Swiss government recommended that the proposed amendment be rejected as inconsistent with the basic principles of the constitution.[3] However, after the results were tabulated, the government immediately announced that the ban was in effect.[4] The problem is that people tend to believe that the outcome of an election or a referendum should be allowed to overrule basic human rights and national constitutions.