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Wayne Marble's avatar

Switzerland has an effective referendum mechanism.

PForty7's avatar

We need to do this and form a resistance party to drive it. Juat like the Abolitionist Movement did. New constitution to include language for:

1. No corporate money to politicians.

2. Free healthcare

3. Free higher education

4. Fully funded retirement account

5. No military strikes anywhere without 66% of Congressional approval

6. No federal law enforcement agencies

7. Military spending limited to 1% of GDP

8. Mentions to and references to religion prohibited in government.

GabrielM's avatar

I believe this kind of approach resembles a movement for "direct democracy" in the UK: where it's proposed that--side by side with Parliamentary legislators in the House of Commons & House of Lords--there should be more "Citizens Assemblies" with members based on "sortition" (random selection from the Electoral Register, to ensure representation of all interests) and professionally advised on legal and technical issues.