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> But in practice that's a lot of work. In practice there are no built-in mechanics to deal with representatives. Wait X years for reelection is not the option
by mhitza 3y ago
> But in practice that's a lot of work.
In practice there are no built-in mechanics to deal with representatives. Wait X years for reelection is not the option.
Liquid Democracy would be a possible solution, in which you have the right to vote on all policy directly, or delegate and revoke your voting rights at any moment to a representative. That would be the only way to deal with representatives that promise one thing in campaigns and do something different once they are in office (aside from the many other benefits it would bring).
- randomdata 3y ago> In practice there are no built-in mechanics to deal with representatives. There is if the population agrees that the representative is not acting in accordance to wishes of the population: Off with their head – literally. What are they going to do about it with no head? In practice, representatives by and large do act in accordance with the wishes of the constituency to the best of their ability. The larger problem they face is a constituency that doesn't want to be involved. I expect at least 95% of the population have never even spoken to their representative even just once. But the representatives are only human. They do not possess mind reading abilities, so they can only go on what the tiny fraction of the population who are active submit. But, of course, the tiny fraction of the population who are active are probably not representative of the entire population as a whole, and so you get large disconnects even when the representatives are acting in good faith.