Representative democracy

Representative democracy

Representative democracy is the most common form of democracy.

What is being represented

Representing a district

It is generally understood that what is being represented in a representative democracy, is a district, a portion of the national territory, or, more precisely, the people who live within that district.

Democracy and Decision-Making

Defining 'Democracy'

'Democracy' means:
1) Universal direct democracy has highest authority.
2) All adult organisms advanced enough to comprise soul consciousness get a vote.

The purpose of democracy is to give the public more of what they do want and less of what they don't want. Democracy is about allowing the will of the public to manifest.

Best decision-making methods

1) Direct Democracy

a) Everybody can have their first pick.

Creating a new poll on election methods

I'm thinking about creating a new poll, reserved to members, on election methods. There are a few existing polls on the topic, but they are badly phrased or do not correspond to what I am after right now.

The main characteristic of the poll would be that it is comparative to the methods currently used. The question would be: how much better (or worse) would the given EM be compared to the existing method.

Integrity in politics

I was reading Fred newest article which I strongly recommend:

One simple quote highlights one of the most fundamental flaws in our current society.


Thoughts on Government

There are, in my view, three fundamental flaws in our government: the way we maintain our laws, the way we tax, and the way we select our representatives. Until we improve the way we select our representatives, we cannot sunset bad laws or improve our tax code.

Thoughts on Representative Democracy

A sound implementation of Representative Democracy must capitalize on the differences between people. Plato, if not others before him, felt democracy could not work because 'ordinary people' are 'too easily swayed by the emotional and deceptive rhetoric of ambitious politicians'. He failed to note that some folks are more easily swayed than others, and that some individuals are not swayed at all. Yet, Plato's incomplete view of the people has survived through the ages and forms the cornerstone of political thought today.

Thoughts on Democracy

If we are to have a voice in our government, we must have a way to influence the choice of issues the government will address and the choice of the individuals we think best able to resolve them.

Fred Gohlke

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