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> You can still have separation of powers, judicial oversight, bills of rights, local governments, federalism, and all the checks we have today against majoritarianism within a direct legislative system.

This doesn't change the fact that legislation would still take on a majoritarian tone. You'd need even more circumscription of the powers of the legislature for it to work at all; history suggests that it's at best a partial solution.

> I would prefer majority rule to what we have.

I saw majority rule in high school. No thanks.




> This doesn't change the fact that legislation would still take on a majoritarian tone.

It's not clear that this is substantially worse that legislation written for/by lobbyists.

The current process is thoroughly corrupt.




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