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Describing the right to influence legislation as a burden seems exceptionally strange to me. Maybe that's because I've always lived in a direct democracy where
by andreasley 5y ago
Describing the right to influence legislation as a burden seems exceptionally strange to me.
Maybe that's because I've always lived in a direct democracy where it's commonplace to propose or challenge new laws, and while engaging in that process does require a few hours every now and then, I've always felt that's more than worth it.
- HWR_14 5y agoI'm not saying that the right to influence legislation is a burden. I'm saying, asking, poll-style, how many Americans would vote for X without any education or informed debate is a bad argument. By all means, I very much support citizen led initiatives (and there have been some excellent ones), but not out of the blue as an after the fact evaluation of a law.