tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21760390.post4750188324385250919..comments2024-02-28T02:36:09.368-08:00Comments on The dotFuture Manifesto: Internet Crime, Web Services, Philosophy: 'Center-Right'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21760390.post-26555379531687283262008-11-14T07:39:00.000-08:002008-11-14T07:39:00.000-08:00Checks and balances are good. So most people want ...Checks and balances are good. So most people want direct AND representative democracy. Except politicians, the people who buy them, and the lobbyists between.<BR/><BR/>The most evolved project for a hybrid direct/representative democracy is led by former Sen. Mike Gravel. Registered voters can now vote to ratify the National Initiative for Democracy at http://Vote.org, much as citizens ratified the Constitution at the Conventions when the Legislatures wouldn't!Evan Ravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342152859071613438noreply@blogger.com