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The USA has never been direct democracy (if that form of govt is even desirable, likely not).
by engineer_22 2y ago
The USA has never been direct democracy (if that form of govt is even desirable, likely not).
- bediger4000 2y agoI see you're the kind of guy who wants his senators appointed by the state legislature. I, too, enjoy having wiser heads, who know better, prevail!
- google234123 2y agoIf you are ever on trial, I wonder if you'd prefer having a judge thinking about reelection when making decisions ...
- namlem 2y agoSenators should be appointed by citizens assemblies/elector juries imo.
- telesilla 2y agoWinston Churchill: “democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried.”
- ClayShentrup 2y agowe need election by jury, not "democracy". https://www.electionbyjury.org/ https://www.electionbyjury.org/
- greyface- 2y agoThis seems discontinuous with the Center for Election Science's earlier push for approval voting. Approval voting maximizes the consent of the governed; this, while it may arguably do a better job at evaluating candidates, minimizes the consent of the governed, as most constituents would not have the opportunity to consent to any candidate. It's an interesting idea, but I would be very concerned about the outcome being perceived as illegitimate by the general population.
- namlem 2y agoHell yes. Also just citizens assemblies in general, whether for appointing officials or directly deliberating on issues. Turns out randomly selected citizens actually perform far better than elected officials.
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- imtringued 2y agoGermans don't elect their chancellor. USA has more direct democracy than you think.