Comment How Far Could This Go? (Score 1) 463
Assuming that this could be made a reality, it really has the potential to be revolutionary beyond merely avoiding the problems that we are facing in Florida.
If the entire country is able to cast their vote just as fast as their representative can walk from their desk to the head speaker, why not allow individual citizens to vote directly in the house? Admittedly, getting rid of our representatives would probably be a Bad Thing (Think national votes being decided 173 to 39 :) But why not allow a system where your representative casts your "default" vote if you choose not to vote, while you still retain the power to bypass your representative on issues that you feel strongly about?
As an aside, when my Mom took me to see Congress in action (incidentally, the last time I have been) about 20% of the representative where inside the chamber. Then some representative from Tennesse (I forget his name) "insulted" another representative. The house proceded to spend the next 1.5 hours arguing over whether the Gentleman from Tennessee would apoligize! They eventually decided to vote on the matter, for which almost all of the representatives that where not present in whatever (obviously unimportant) previous matter was being discussed showed up for. Boy, was that a learning experience for a kid of 13 who was so assured of how incredible his country's government was.
If the entire country is able to cast their vote just as fast as their representative can walk from their desk to the head speaker, why not allow individual citizens to vote directly in the house? Admittedly, getting rid of our representatives would probably be a Bad Thing (Think national votes being decided 173 to 39
As an aside, when my Mom took me to see Congress in action (incidentally, the last time I have been) about 20% of the representative where inside the chamber. Then some representative from Tennesse (I forget his name) "insulted" another representative. The house proceded to spend the next 1.5 hours arguing over whether the Gentleman from Tennessee would apoligize! They eventually decided to vote on the matter, for which almost all of the representatives that where not present in whatever (obviously unimportant) previous matter was being discussed showed up for. Boy, was that a learning experience for a kid of 13 who was so assured of how incredible his country's government was.
