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"Its candidates are committed to always vote in Congress according to what citizens vote online." You've built a system that requires privilege. And you're giv

"Its candidates are committed to always vote in Congress according to what citizens vote online." You've built a system that requires privilege. And you're giving power only to those who have that privilege. You didn't address the fact there are those who do not have that privilege. Helping people understand the power of digital technology is meaningless if there are those who do not even have the digital technology. Are you going to buy them the digital technology? Are you going to pay for their internet access? How are you going to provide equal privilege? EDIT: Who is your demographic?

santisiri 12y ago
The only source that can provide equal access without using market forces, is the State. For the State to have such political will, it must have a political party that embraces the view on why internet access means access to education and knowledge. And that's one of the core aspects of our political party. Privilege? Think about a system that has 500 decision makers for a population of 300 million. That certainly requires TONS of more privilege than the idea we are proposing here where citizens can have a direct input NOT once every 2 years, but every week if they want to. Take your time.
- jonnybgood 12y ago
  I'm not in disagreement with your ideas behind your political party, but I do not agree with the system you want to institute.
  - lifty 12y ago
    Can you explain why? I agree with their stystem but I think that any system that gives direct voting power has to solve issues like vote selling and engagement. I think both should be introduced in the system as explicit economic incentives.
moe 12y ago
Are you going to buy them the digital technology? Are you going to pay for their internet access? How are you going to provide equal privilege? It may come as a shock to you, but poor people have cellphones and internet, too.
- jonnybgood 12y ago
  And the ones who don't?
  - moe 12y ago
    The current world population is 7 billion people. Approximately 1 billion smartphones are sold every year. Do the math. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population [2] http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2665715 http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2665715
    - falcolas 12y ago
      Because nobody buys more than one phone ever. Those two numbers have no impact on each other.
      - moe 12y ago
        What do you think happens to all the old phones of the people who buy new phones?
  - santisiri 12y ago
    look at the movie of what's happening in the world, not the picture.

santisiri 12y ago

The only source that can provide equal access without using market forces, is the State. For the State to have such political will, it must have a political party that embraces the view on why internet access means access to education and knowledge. And that's one of the core aspects of our political party. Privilege? Think about a system that has 500 decision makers for a population of 300 million. That certainly requires TONS of more privilege than the idea we are proposing here where citizens can have a direct input NOT once every 2 years, but every week if they want to. Take your time.

jonnybgood 12y ago
I'm not in disagreement with your ideas behind your political party, but I do not agree with the system you want to institute.
- lifty 12y ago
  Can you explain why? I agree with their stystem but I think that any system that gives direct voting power has to solve issues like vote selling and engagement. I think both should be introduced in the system as explicit economic incentives.

moe 12y ago

Are you going to buy them the digital technology? Are you going to pay for their internet access? How are you going to provide equal privilege? It may come as a shock to you, but poor people have cellphones and internet, too.

jonnybgood 12y ago
And the ones who don't?
- moe 12y ago
  The current world population is 7 billion people. Approximately 1 billion smartphones are sold every year. Do the math. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population [2] http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2665715 http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2665715
  - falcolas 12y ago
    Because nobody buys more than one phone ever. Those two numbers have no impact on each other.
    - moe 12y ago
      What do you think happens to all the old phones of the people who buy new phones?
- santisiri 12y ago
  look at the movie of what's happening in the world, not the picture.