spectrumc01
I give you....the TRUTH
That is all good but it still doesn't dispel the fact that the minority won't be protected under a direct democracy, even by the constition.
Say 51% of americans want to open up all sensitive lands in the united states to fossil fuel development................well that stinks for those, who are currently in the minority right now, who would try to stop it from happening (such as the pipeline)
With a direct democracy that oil pipeline would already be being built along with a giant wall along our souther border........with a constitutional republic howerver the minority's position in both those areas is protected.
The minority is the only one with a voice now. The wealthy minority is the only one whose voice seems to matter. It's time we all had an equal voice, regardless of the size of our bank accounts.
Who would get in to see a senator first? You or Donald Trump?
All people have a voice now, under a direct democracy the minority is silenced.
Sure that may be all good in this ONE ASPECT of governance you bring up but what about everywhere else....the majority of american's are against abortion for example, you could easily have abortion made illegal for the minority under a direct democracy in the USA.
I don't like it when people play games with our liberty, as it appears you are doing with your responses.
How is the minority silenced if everyone gets a chance to voice their opinion?
We still have a bill of rights and a judicial system.
All we are doing is giving everyone a right to voice their opinion on every issue if they feel like participating. Under direct democracy we would have a right to tell our elected officials that we want to cut government spending. How nice would it have been to tell the super committee we don't care what you think we want the cuts and we want them now. Rather than letting twelve people who can't make a decision, decide our fate, the public takes a vote and problem solved. Quick and easy.