Why should we elect someone to represent us in government when we should be able to represent ourselves? Is our current political system of electing representatives archaic?
Our current political systems were developed hundreds of years ago, at a time when there was no technology, so it made sense to elect someone to represent us in government because we couldn't all show up at the same time. However, with modern day technology, shouldn't we be able to represent ourselves?
Shouldn't we revisit the way we're represented in government? Shouldn't we incorporate modern day technology to give everyone a chance to represent themselves? With modern day technology, it's possible for the many to have their say, instead of using the voice of a few elected representatives.
We have the technical minds to build a foolproof, fraudproof, tamperproof, technically sound system that would allow each and every one of us to represent ourselves in society.
We'd have to make sure that the voting/system/process wasn't unduly dominated by a few - by the technically savvy, the politically inclined, those with a vested interest in the outcome, the most vocal, most passionate, most aggressive, most inspired etc. Perhaps incorporating quorums would ensure fair participation and representation.
Isn't it time to review the way we're represented in government? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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