[kwlug-disc] Say No To Electronic Voting ...

[Doug Moen]

This is an insightful essay about the Swiss model of democracy:
http://250bpm.com/blog:161/

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020, at 10:43 AM, Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc wrote:
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>>> The actual method of voting isn't the only aspect of Canadian democracy that can be criticized or that could be improved. Just ask Fair Vote Canada for their opinions about this. From my perspective, the best democratic system I've seen is the Swiss model.
> I wonder, if direct democracy, with more of internal sense of influence on things around you inoculates against coercion, builds up coercion resistance.

> Also, the more important decisions in hands of people, the less god-like chairs are in the government, the less desire to occur said chairs.

> On another hand, who needs to spend millions on bribing peasants, when first-past-the-post and gerrymandering give the result. No need for coercion.

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