Should Democracy Be Compulsory?

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Hi, my dear navel gazers! Here's our gazillionth installment of impossibly simplistic and hilariously polarized situations, inspired by the [Poll #1879633]

I'm sure you've learned by now why the options are so terribly extreme.

Comments

[peristaltor.livejournal.com]

So they intended a representative system where the individuals didn't need to know much. . . .

Which hasn't been functional, especially since 1910. That was the last year a Representative in the House only represented 60,000 people.

It's up to 700,000 today. Impossible to meet a majority of your constituents' need, let alone allow an unconnected constituent the ability to contact a rep and expect he or she will even have time to read the correspondence.

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

Wow I didn't think it was functional that recently. I was thinking the last time was probably more like 1778.