25 July 2023 - representative democracy

The point of representative democracy is to put decisions in the hands of specialists who, unlike mere voters, have the time (and maybe the interest) to look into the issues. But what do you do if the representatives are unrepresentative? Recall elections, where they exist, only fix single mistakes, and the big mistakes are polygamists. The public needs a way to roll back blunders. I propose automated voting machines on street corners. If a large enough number veto by a large enough margin....