Regarding direct democracy: 1) Let's be clear, California's politicians haven't done a great job except for propositions 2) I think direct democracy is a solvab

Regarding direct democracy: 1) Let's be clear, California's politicians haven't done a great job except for propositions 2) I think direct democracy is a solvable problem. One really simple thing: don't use 50% as the threshhold. Something like 70-90% makes sense to me. Not claiming it is easy, or politically feasible, but if we are in the "what big dream could/should the government work towards in 10 years" category, it seems to fit. Regarding serving for voting: I went to West Point then was in the Army. I like the book Starship Troopers. I think it is a terrible idea in practice. 1) The only thing this does for sure is increase the size of the public payroll. 2) No evidence to support it actually making the country better. 3) I feel like I help my country more working in the private sector than I ever did in the Army. (Anecdotal)