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[–] Broc_Lia [S] ago 

I'm not arguing anything.

Pretty sure you are...

I'm pointing out that the fact we are structured as a republic removes the outright mob rule that plagues direct democracy. All that other stuff is still there.

Correct, it removes some power from the mob and gives it to someone elected by the mob, or possibly not elected by the mob at all. Will that person act more responsibly than the mob? Probably not.

And your original idea is pretty terrible. Here's why:

It's pretty terrible because it's democratic (or republican, depending on what word games you play) not for any of the reasons you mentioned.

In order to do what you're suggesting, we would need a way to track every citizen, and their vote. In the current system (where we actually have voter ID laws), you show a photo ID, and are given a ballot. Your name gets crossed off a list, so the pollsters know you already voted.

The government should be tracking each citizen's vote anyway. The fact that this isn't already done in the US is pretty much unique among first world nations.

Example: Kenyan gets kicked out of office. Killdawg gets elected. She doesn't fix everything right away, and the polls suddenly sway to the Donald. He gets elected. He doesn't fix everything right away. He gets ousted. All of this happens in the space of 3 months. This is problematic. And you think political ads are bad now? How bad do you think it will get when campaign season literally never ends?

I covered that above. Politician's approval ratings usually don't dip in the first few months of office unless they do something absolutely nuts. So long as they can show they're working on what they promised they usually don't lose supporters.

What we have now is the best we've got. And yes, it's a republic. Which is not a meaningless distinction, no matter how much you like to think it is.

It is an absolutely meaningless distinction and you are a perfect example of the danger of complacency I mentioned above: You seem to genuinely think that the "checks and balances" are working and that you're protected from anyone who goes gunning for your rights. You're not. The constitution is a piece of paper any president/congress can wipe their ass with if they so choose and the supreme court is a stacked deck.

And no, what you have now is not the best possible system, far from it. Any government based system will inevitably end up as shitty as any other one.

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[–] Mediocrity 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

what you have now

So, you don't live in the United States? Way to invalidate your input. Move along.

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[–] Broc_Lia [S] ago 

I wasn't the one who brought up the US buddy.