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In reply to the discussion: Why not start direct democracy cities? [View all]NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)40. Of all forms of govt I am aware of.....
I am the biggest fan of the representative republic. I believe this is the best model when combined with proper regulations.
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I'm not sure I saw your definition of "direct democracy" anywhere in that word salad
Dreamer Tatum
Oct 2014
#18
Direct democracy: Open assemblies of citizens regularly debating and voting.
True Blue Door
Oct 2014
#24
That is clear as mud, and I am unfamiliar with the laws that currently forbid assembly.
Dreamer Tatum
Oct 2014
#25
Your analogy between direct democracy and participation in representative democracy
True Blue Door
Oct 2014
#38
How many people can participate in Direct Democracy...and how many want to?
brooklynite
Oct 2014
#34
"Multi-layered"? That isn't what I said at all. It's as flat as a pancake.
True Blue Door
Oct 2014
#43
No, it's like being born and THEN deciding what your career is going to be.
True Blue Door
Oct 2014
#44
I don't think representation is mutually exclusive with direct democracy.
True Blue Door
Oct 2014
#45
How many words you just used are derived from the language of the Athenian Greeks?
True Blue Door
Oct 2014
#50