Re: Reflections on the Election

[Bob Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>]

At 10:46 AM 11/05/1999 -0800, Tim Hillebrand wrote:

>Perhaps we wouldn't need representatives if we had instantaneous, electronic
>voting on issues. We could, for the first time, have a true democracy. Or
>maybe that would be an "electocracy," as in ruled by electronic
>representation.
>
>Tim

But there is something to be said for representative democracy.  I don't 
have enough time to understand zoning, budgeting, contracting, etc.  If I 
had an instant way to place votes on all matters before the city, state, 
and federal governments, I still wouldn't have the time.  That's what we 
pay our elected officials to do, understand these issues and give them the 
time and consideration they deserve.  Of course, I frequently end up with 
elected officials that I did not choose, but I don't know that I would win 
many votes in an electronic democracy, either.





Bob Hoffmann
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