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Re:Block NSA funding for collecting the call records of all ... by nakedrobot2 on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @08:51AM (#6089663)
A direct democracy would probably be even more shortsighted than today's flawed system. It would almost certainly be hell on earth.

No, the answer is NOT direct democracy. For samples of what your average fellow human thinks about the world and whether you think it's a good idea to entrust them with governance, please search a random keyword on Twitter and see what you find. It will not be pretty.

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Re:Block NSA funding for collecting the call records of all ... by nakedrobot2 on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @09:02AM (#6089712)
I have no idea how we fix Congress. It is a totally corrupt mess that will viciously defend itself and try to prevent anything being changed that would threaten its self-perpetuation.

Obviously ending the nightmare that is Citizens United would be a start. And enacting other strict rules about campaign financing....

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