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• Allero@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Made me imagine a page where everyone everyday can leave 1 vote on how good the government performs

  If the scores are too low for a prolonged period of time, the government is dismissed.

  (Obviously a very first-second concept with millions of flaws - just a thought)

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  • Boinkage@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    In a two party system, that would just make it so we switch governments every day.

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Two-party system is the enemy of democracy to begin with

      But maybe even they would be more inclined to do better everyday

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  • brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    ‘member We the People?

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Many countries actually have such systems in place today, even Russia (lol) - not that they work too well.

      Normally, there are two sources of issues here: petitions can in fact be declined, and, in cases where the signature count depends on scale of the petition they can be intentionally escalated as to make it impossible to gain enough signatures.

      Long story short, the system is open to shenanigans and doesn’t make the government truly accountable.

      We need the system that would actually make politicians rapidly lose their jobs when they ignore public opinion.

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      • brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Good detailed response :)

        make politicians rapidly lose their jobs when they ignore public opinion.

        Under such conditions, would the US have ended slavery or enacted the Civil Rights Act?

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