The Failure of Representative Government and the Solution
The Failure of Representative Government and the Solution

Author: Senator Mike Gravel

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published:

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1728339308

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The universal form of governance where citizens vote to empower their elected officials to represent their interests is simply representative government –– not a democracy where people would rule directly. Accepting this definitional distinction improves our understanding that bringing the people into the operations of government as deliberative lawmakers –– deliberative direct democracy –– is the answer to dysfunctional representative government. However, empowering the people as deliberative lawmakers is anathema to the selfish interests of elites whose power to control society would be greatly diminished. Consequently, we stay mired in systems of government that do not work.

Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum
Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum

Author: J. W. Sullivan

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum" by J. W. Sullivan. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Direct Legislation
Direct Legislation

Author: David Magleby

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Published: 2001-12-15

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780801869808

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Direct Legislation concludes with a consideration of the developing implications of direct legislation for legislatures, political parties, candidate elections, and other political institutions and processes.