07/28/2009 09:04:26 PM EST
Bring Back Democracy-- Internet Voting!
posted by johntkr
How better to bring American freedom and Democray into the 21st Century than the public to vote on every legislative bill that impacts this country. Our current economy rests on Internet security and Web communication is the 'gold standard' for proving the sources of information, which would be true for voting. Voter fraud would be most protected by voting via e-mail. Even if 1 in 300 vote, that is far more representation than we have now.
Most of our wealthiest companies members vote on company decisions through the Internet. Many countries including England, and Australia have had limited Internet voting, which has been for political candidates, rather than on specific laws or the like.
We are currently dependent on politicians to represent us. They ignore the publics demand for public health care and most other issues. We see bonus money going to failing CEOs, while we, as the public, have rejected this idea of bailout--before it was approved by our so called representatives. It is time for a complete change in our way of seeking Democracy.
Why
not have voting the same way there are products sold on the Internet? There are descriptions, ratings, and records of people’s purchases of products. We can surely do the same for voting on each bill. The key is to keep blogging this issue, collect many ideas and then petition for Internet Voting to be put into law. Let the free market of ideas bring Internet Voting on Every Bill into reality. We can have our politicians write up the bills and we can be the deciders in a direct way; we can vote for or against ourselves.
Currently, we have a government that ignores the US Constitution whenever it is convenient. For example, Congress voted for the President, meaning W to go to war, which is unconstitutional. Congress does not have the Constitutional right to vote for the President to send the US to war. The President may unilaterally send the US to war with a limit of 90 days when in unusual circumstances that apply to immediate danger to our country’s national security. Only Congress may vote, under the US Constitution, for the US to go to war. Ron Paul explains this part of the Constitution well. You may want to read up on Thomas Jefferson and other founders of this government, and the US Constitution.
Past Comments and Responses from other site:
Criticism
"Right...........? Allow every poorly educated American a right to vote on some complex issues?"
Response:
"Dictators argue that the general public is too ill-informed to make decisions about their countries. Animal Farm, by Eric Arthur Blair, known as George Orwell by pen name, is the book that comes to mind about this issue." Orwell is all about showing how the public gets tricked into giving up their individual rights, freedom and representation. For the those who do not know Orwell, please google his name.
There was once a time when votes were only called out, and then there was resistance to paper ballots. Given that Democracy is almost nonexistent in the US, I say let there be Democracy. Let there be Internet Voting!