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We'd have to pretty much tear up the Constitution, but I like the idea. Why even have representatives, just let everyone vote on every issue directly via their
by ry0ohki 14y ago
We'd have to pretty much tear up the Constitution, but I like the idea.
Why even have representatives, just let everyone vote on every issue directly via their Hacker News login?
- nine_k 14y agoEver heard how they do it in Switzerland? They have several national referenda each year, directly voting on issues of federal importance. I'm afraid this works well only due to the small size of the country. OTOH their democracy is 800+ years old. Modern technology could scale popular voting to larger populations.