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Re:Four-hundred Thirty-Five Representatives Can Not Represen... by technothrasher on Monday November 25, 2019 @05:45PM (#21633641)
Even without having to resort to elitism, the theoretical advantage of representative democracy is that it slows down the pace of change. It attempts to keep legislation from being a reactionary yo-yo.

But, of course, it also allows the government to lose touch with the will of the people.

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Re:Four-hundred Thirty-Five Representatives Can Not Represen... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday November 25, 2019 @05:50PM (#21633684)
Do you want to be tried by a jury of people with no critical thinking skills? Do you want these same people making political decisions about which they don't understand anything?
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Re:Four-hundred Thirty-Five Representatives Can Not Represen... by jackmoore on Monday November 25, 2019 @06:04PM (#21633835)
Depends if I'm guilty or not.
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Re:Four-hundred Thirty-Five Representatives Can Not Represen... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday November 25, 2019 @06:09PM (#21633882)
If you're innocent and the prosecution has still decided to go to court you ought to be really scared.
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