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Canada doesn't have a direct democracy because rule by opinion poll has well known dangers.
by Mountain_Skies 5y ago
Canada doesn't have a direct democracy because rule by opinion poll has well known dangers.
- mikem170 5y ago> rule by opinion poll Democracy doesn't have to be 51% majority rule. That would be quite unfair to the loosing minority. Consensus democracy is one alternative, preventing a majority from imposing on a minority. There's things like super majorities, also. Not just winner-take-all majority voting. Switzerland is a great example of a more direct democracy. Local canton governments control taxes, health care, etc. The people can petition for a referendum vote to overrule the politicians, adding or deleting laws. It's been working well for a while.