http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5064137
The founders of the United States knew that a representative democracy (what they termed a "republic") has some distinct advantages over direct democracy. This fact was discussed at length in the jointly authored Federalist Papers.
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fedpapers.html
History shows that this fact is rediscovered in each new generation through hard experience, on a bipartisan basis.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5064137
The founders of the United States knew that a representative democracy (what they termed a "republic") has some distinct advantages over direct democracy. This fact was discussed at length in the jointly authored Federalist Papers.
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fedpapers.html
History shows that this fact is rediscovered in each new generation through hard experience, on a bipartisan basis.