I don't think this article went nearly far enough ... the reality is that we have the technology (or could) to allow the population to vote on what laws are pas

I don't think this article went nearly far enough ... the reality is that we have the technology (or could) to allow the population to vote on what laws are passed. In theory, we could get rid of representative government completely and truly see a nation where one person gets one vote. If the vocal minority rallied their forces as suggested below (by gyardley), and the tepid majority didn't, then I agree that things worked the way they're supposed to. If you don't care enough to vote, then why should your voice be heard? And if the majority wasn't as tepid as they appeared, then they'd prevail.