Direct Democracy was always a bad idea, because unqualified people exert influence. It’s why we are a Republic. The only influence one needs in government is th

Direct Democracy was always a bad idea, because unqualified people exert influence. It’s why we are a Republic. The only influence one needs in government is through a representative. That’s it. You don’t need a representative to execute the laws. Why does the public even vote for a President? The President isn’t supposed to represent the public. That’s the job of the literal Representative. Senators shouldn’t represent the public as well. The founding fathers had it right when they created an electoral college that wasn’t decided by a popular vote. The electoral college should be a bunch of PhDs, of any field, selected by sortition. That’s it. That’s how you get smart people to design government.