It would still favor the richer people, unless the poor were well organized and "voted" in blocks. The minority has protections in the Constitution.
The representative Republic we have in the US was setup by rich landowners for rich landowners and it hasn't changed that terribly much since then.
I could see national referendums on certain issues being a good thing and might increase voter interest and turnout overall.
I think we need to get rid of the electoral college as far as Presidential elections go...1 person does not equal 1 vote...The last 2 elections would have probably gone the other way if it were simple majority. I think the concerns over time zones and the like could be worked out and we might have more than 2 twin parties.
On 10/27/05, Zeke Yewdall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What if we had a voting sytem like American Idol, where people can
text message their votes every night.... Sort of scary. But is it
scarier to think of a democracy where the average person could vote on
each issue, or one where as many people follow TV shows as care about
their actual government....
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Thanks,
PC
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