An opportunity to change the political paradigm (Score 1)

Voting on the net - why? Open up an on-line parliament, where everyone's a member, and can represent their own interests.

Britain (and the US, Canada, et al) has a representative democracy. We the public elect someone to act upon our interests, to represent us at a national level. We transfer our authority to them.

Speaking personally, my elected representative doesn't really represent many of my opinions, yet he is my only voice in the political arena.

Why use the 'net to perpetuate this "one-choice-every-five-years" system?.

Representative-based systems are the most common manifestation of democracy because they were the most feasible way to do it at the time. Things have changed. Individuals now have the technology (if not always the time) to be their own spokesperson in political debate. Online forums, daily opinion polls, use the net to widen the debate, get everyone involved in decision-making. People see politicians and parties as somehow separate from themselves. They're not. Politicians are people just like us.