SoloD, I think that an Electronic Congress would be our present disease on steroids.
At most, direct participation by citizens would be limited to the initiative process, as it is currently done in Switzerland.
Here is a sampler of who's currently in charge:
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) thinks that "the whole island [of Guam] will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize." This luminary is a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) thinks that the moon is a “planet” that is “made up mostly of gases.” Fittingly, she is a member of the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee.
But guess what? The general public is AT LEAST as goofy as this. Turning them loose in some "Electronic Congress" would be a disaster.
You make some very good points, especially in the selection of judges; probate, district court, court of appeals, supreme court, county commissioner, or justice of the peace.
In my estimation, statistically, not one voter out of 10,000 knows enough about the office or personalities to make an informed decision as to who (person or party) to vote for.
During the 1992 USA Presidential campaign, Ross Perot observed that: "a general lack of accountability among elected officials and those in the bureaucracy is the one specific reason that the people of America suffered…. and our only means of correction is to inspect their work and hold them accountable.”
Mr. Perot went on to note that this can easily be done with computer programs.
He called it: THE ELECTRONIC TOWNHALL.
“It is only logical that it will become our Fourth Branch of Government”, he said.
Objective reality:
the voting members of the US Congress and the State Legislatures do not have enough time to read, comprehend or debate any of the laws they vote on. They vote 100 times a day, every five minutes, while in session.
Approximate absolute facts:
Every day that the Congress and Legislatures are in session 100 new bills are introduced and distributed.
The representatives are given two weeks to review the bills before they are brought up for The Vote.
Two weeks into the session they begin voting on the Laws that were previously introduced, while newer laws are introduced.
Many of these bills are in excess of two thousand pages.
The arithmetic demonstrates that the elected representative does not have the time to even read the name of the Law much less the content of it.
Since the Representatives cannot evaluate 200 thousand pages of law speak per day, they vote the way their Party advisors tell them to vote.
This demonstrates that Representative government does not exist.
Thus, they have forfeited their delegated obligations to us, The Citizens.
And the only way to prevent these over worked and fallible people from making even more tragic mistakes, from which we, and the rest of the world, might never recover is to include ourselves in the final decision making process.
The Electronic Congress
How it works:
Before a new law, tax, or expenditure can be put on the books it must first be Ratified by the Citizens.
Existing laws can be Annulled by the same super majority required to Ratify them.
This program can be applied to every level of government and will ultimately solve every problem we have.
To prevent chaos, the basic law, our Constitution and Bill of Rights, would be exempt from review.
Mr. Perot speculated that the Founding Fathers would probably have done the same had the technology been available in their day.
Just imagine:
With a new understanding we will also be able to accommodate new proposals initiated by us, The Citizens, for program and infrastructure improvements.
We, The People, could actually direct the priorities and review the progress of the major agencies like the: CDC and NIH as well as the libraries, school boards and local police departments.
If our government truly is of the people, by the people and for the people then this is the only way forward.
Seems like you're using "collective intelligence" to describe what Austrian Economists refer to as "spontaneous order." Yes, I'd like to see more of this and less of the hyperrationalism and control-freak behavior of governments.
SoloD, I think that an Electronic Congress would be our present disease on steroids.
At most, direct participation by citizens would be limited to the initiative process, as it is currently done in Switzerland.
Here is a sampler of who's currently in charge:
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) thinks that "the whole island [of Guam] will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize." This luminary is a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) thinks that the moon is a “planet” that is “made up mostly of gases.” Fittingly, she is a member of the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee.
But guess what? The general public is AT LEAST as goofy as this. Turning them loose in some "Electronic Congress" would be a disaster.
The first question is:
# 1. Who gets to vote in the: general election?
a. citizens only - Yes No
b. natural born citizens only - Yes No
c. naturalized citizens (legal immigrants) - Yes No
d. legal immigrants not yet naturalized - Yes No
e. anyone with a drivers license – Yes - No
# 2.1 Ages of Voter
f. minimum18 years
g. minimum 21 years
h. minimum 25 years
i. minimum 30 years
# 2.2 Sex of Voter
a. Male – Yes - No
b. Female – Yes - No
c. Non – Binanry - Yes - No
d. Transgender - Yes - No
# 2.3 Competence of Voter
e. property owners net value over $50,000 - Yes - No
f. property owners net value over $250,000 - Yes - No
g. have paid a minimum of $5000 per year of tax combined jurisdictions (school district, county, city, state, federal) - Yes - No
h. those receiving welfare / food stamps – Yes - No
i. tax exempt persons – Yes - No
j. those with unpaid child support obligations - Yes - No
k. those receiving WIC – Yes - No
l. those receiving Section 8 – Yes - No
m. those working for government bureaucracies – Yes - No
# 2.4 Genetic presence of Voter
a. Male without children – Yes - No
b. Male with children plural vote – Yes - No
c. Female with children plural vote – Yes - No
d. Female without children – Yes - No
e. Only married males with children who have never been divorced should be allowed to vote. – Yes - No
SoloD, that's quite a concatenation.
However, the chain snaps at the very first link: We do not want ANY system based on majoritarian voting. See why here: https://www.academia.edu/94852006/Sortition_Problem_Solved
You make some very good points, especially in the selection of judges; probate, district court, court of appeals, supreme court, county commissioner, or justice of the peace.
In my estimation, statistically, not one voter out of 10,000 knows enough about the office or personalities to make an informed decision as to who (person or party) to vote for.
Tell me, do I have this correctly:
what you are promoting is contrary to:
During the 1992 USA Presidential campaign, Ross Perot observed that: "a general lack of accountability among elected officials and those in the bureaucracy is the one specific reason that the people of America suffered…. and our only means of correction is to inspect their work and hold them accountable.”
Mr. Perot went on to note that this can easily be done with computer programs.
He called it: THE ELECTRONIC TOWNHALL.
“It is only logical that it will become our Fourth Branch of Government”, he said.
Objective reality:
the voting members of the US Congress and the State Legislatures do not have enough time to read, comprehend or debate any of the laws they vote on. They vote 100 times a day, every five minutes, while in session.
Approximate absolute facts:
Every day that the Congress and Legislatures are in session 100 new bills are introduced and distributed.
The representatives are given two weeks to review the bills before they are brought up for The Vote.
Two weeks into the session they begin voting on the Laws that were previously introduced, while newer laws are introduced.
Many of these bills are in excess of two thousand pages.
The arithmetic demonstrates that the elected representative does not have the time to even read the name of the Law much less the content of it.
Since the Representatives cannot evaluate 200 thousand pages of law speak per day, they vote the way their Party advisors tell them to vote.
This demonstrates that Representative government does not exist.
Thus, they have forfeited their delegated obligations to us, The Citizens.
And the only way to prevent these over worked and fallible people from making even more tragic mistakes, from which we, and the rest of the world, might never recover is to include ourselves in the final decision making process.
The Electronic Congress
How it works:
Before a new law, tax, or expenditure can be put on the books it must first be Ratified by the Citizens.
Existing laws can be Annulled by the same super majority required to Ratify them.
This program can be applied to every level of government and will ultimately solve every problem we have.
To prevent chaos, the basic law, our Constitution and Bill of Rights, would be exempt from review.
Mr. Perot speculated that the Founding Fathers would probably have done the same had the technology been available in their day.
Just imagine:
With a new understanding we will also be able to accommodate new proposals initiated by us, The Citizens, for program and infrastructure improvements.
We, The People, could actually direct the priorities and review the progress of the major agencies like the: CDC and NIH as well as the libraries, school boards and local police departments.
If our government truly is of the people, by the people and for the people then this is the only way forward.
Seems like you're using "collective intelligence" to describe what Austrian Economists refer to as "spontaneous order." Yes, I'd like to see more of this and less of the hyperrationalism and control-freak behavior of governments.