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Originally Posted by MothBalls
I know this is a stupid idea and will never happen, but wouldn't it be nice if..... we were about to propose law that affects every American and a big chunk of our GDP, then we let the people vote and decide. If that bill went before the American people it would get shot down quicker than Cheney's hunting partner.
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That would go against the concept of a representative government.
Look around you, do you really really want all the American citizens to decide on these important issues? Most of them can't be bothered to do any research on their own but simply parrot what some commentator tells them.
Like George Carlin said. Think about the Average American. Imagine how dumb he is... and consider that almost half the population is dumber than that.
No thank you, unless I have any expectation that the citizens of the United States can be relied to do the simplest original research, I would rather not trust the masses for important decisions.
That is why I am firmly in favour of republican forms of government instead of democratic forms. For too many Americans their idea of big-picture long-term strategic thinking is the next episode of American Idol.
