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I often wonder whether it's even possible to sustain a functioning representative democracy at this scale without some major work.

• innguest 12y ago
  Then diminish the scale. Is it not obvious that it's easier to have functioning democracies in smaller countries than larger ones?
  • jacquesm 12y ago
    Lots of smaller countries come with free wars on top.
  • jeangenie 12y ago
    It is obvious but completely ignores my question. As an aside, I can't think of many governments that would willingly divest themselves of access to tax revenue/citizens.
  • rayiner 12y ago
    Not so obvious. A lot of the reason power has aggregated in the federal government here in the U.S. is because smaller governmental entities are incapable of addressing "race to the bottom" problems. Whether you're talking about gun control, environmental protection, welfare, health insurance, etc, it's hard to effectuate those laws if they can be easily subverted by moving 100 miles away.
    • innguest 12y ago
      So you're against people having more choice of where to live, and abandoning where they live if they deem fit, because it makes it hard to have effective laws in a country if people can easily move out? You thirst for power is incredible. If people are moving 100 miles away from a country you think it's great to live in, then why do you care so much? I will never understand this urge to rule over other people.