I agree, and I think this decoupling of individual political decisions from party lines is one of the main benefits of direct democracy. You don't have to vote

I agree, and I think this decoupling of individual political decisions from party lines is one of the main benefits of direct democracy. You don't have to vote red or blue every four years and then live with the consequences. In Switzerland, where this is the way the government and lawmaking works, many things are dealt with in parliament to keep the process economic, but they can fairly easily escalated to a plebiscite. At the same time, the government as far less partisan and generally constituted by member of all mainstream parties.