with the accessibility of info these days, do you think that the citizens could run the country better than?

[Anti-Federalist]

the govt?

hypothetically, we have people whose job is to provide the citizenry with whatever information needed to make a decision on whatever the issue at hand is, then we vote for policies online. and we have checks and balances so that the constitution and other peoples rights have to be protected.

in this scenario, we have fixed our school system and rid the current govt and media of their corruption so we are an educated society and are not being bombarded with propaganda and misinformation.

do you think that we could eliminate the legislative bodies aspects of govt and simply allow the citizenry to run it in that scenario?
actually, al, im a libertarian and i dont like either parties ideas or the direction theyre trying to take the country. but i did love married with children as a kid.

[Al Bundy]

we live in a representative democracy--you already are the government

you're just angwy you lost the last election

[The Solution]

Citizens are supposed to run the Government. Where did we lose sight of this? When did it become a pre-requisite to be a Representative to be Rich, Harvard Educated, Elite?

All of our Socio-economical Problems are Caused by 536 Elite, Privileged, Professional, Permanent, Political RULING Class Members in Washington DC, that have TOO Much Control and Power, in which Corruption is the Currency that is RUNNING and RUINING our Country….
Contact your Friends, Family, the MEDIA and Government Representatives, Federal, State and LOCAL and DEMAND these 5 SIMPLE STEPS:

1) Require States to Pay the Salary, Retirement, Travel and Living Expenses, and Staffing Needs of their own US Senators and Representatives in the House. (They could not set their own pay and benefits that way and be Beholden to those that Elected them, not Washington, DC Special Interests)

2) Legislators can NEVER vote to "Exempt" themselves from any Law they Pass. For Example, healthcare and Insider Trading (both of which they exempted members of Congress from having to comply)

3) Same Term Limits as the President. If you sit out a Term and Run again and your Constituency wants you back you can do 2 more Terms, then sit again. It will Stop Politicians from Making it a Career Choice, rather than Public Service.

4) Turn over Control and Funding of the Dept. of Ed, EPA, Dept of Commerce, Health and Social Services, Land Management, Parks, etc, Back to the States to Operate as they deem appropriate for their Respective States. IF Congress did not have CONTROL of Purse Strings, they would not be such a BIG, Corrupt Target for Lobbyists and Contributors.

5) Lastly, Citizens and Corporations can ONLY donate to the Campaign of Individuals that Represent the District in which you LIVE and/or Work. Why should Liberal Unions in New York be Giving Millions of Dollars to a Democratic Senator for Alaska? ONLY one Reason and it's NOT Honorable.

These simple fixes would change our whole way of "Operating." It would inspire Leadership Rather than Control. It would save $100's of Billions of $$$ in pet projects and Destroyed Wealth during elections. And eliminate the "necessity" to bribe Congress with Lobbyists to get anything done. Gridlock would not be an issue, because they would not be thinking about their own personal future, rather, doing what is required to help the most Americans.

These Changes would allow for We The People to have an opportunity to run for Office and Represent our Neighbor again.

[u_bin_called]

no... because it would be all too easy to manipulate the information and, in the end, you would be promoting knee-jerk response as opposed to educated discourse..

...just look at how elections have evolved over the last decade:

Previously, the color of electoral maps switched from election to election in the interest of fairness... But because the whole "Red State/Blue State" thing has become so ingrained in popular culture, no network had the courage to reverse the colors from 2008.

Just recently, Brian Williams admitted that "it was ok to run more stories about the economy again" AFTER the election...And did you ever hear the term "fiscal cliff" before the election?

Is THIS the type of "information" you want encouraging the electorate in future contests?