> Either way, people are not being given enough information to vote wisely or else plain not being represented An american friend of mine showed me how he was

> Either way, people are not being given enough information to vote wisely or else plain not being represented An american friend of mine showed me how he was asked to vote on local issues (such as medical cannabis, water fluoridation, treaties with indians(!) and so on...) by way of referendum. A lot of references were given so that voters could make an informed choice. This contrasts with extremely important questions such as waging wars to other nations where voters barely have a saying. Furthermore, those issues are addressed in the most naive ways in political debates ("we need to increase our military spending in order to catch the bad guys out there, and to support our troops").