From: "Gary Wiltshire" 

On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 10:54:23 -0500, Gene McAloon
 wrote:

> On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 10:23:05 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote:
>
>> I think you have completely missed the point. Congress is obsolete.
>> With todays
>> technology we do not NEED representation like that, we can represent
>> ourselves
>> and communicate our vote on the issues individually.
>>
>> Congress was a good idea in 1776, today it's a bad idea full of
>> corruption from
>> big money lobby groups and no longer represents the views of the
>> population. We
>> have the capability to allow the population to represent their own
>> individual
>> views and to tally the count instantly. I see no reason why we should
>> not move
>> to a system more representative of and by the people.
>
> Apparently you want to resurrect the New England town meeting. If you
> think that
> was democratic, have another think.
>
> I had no idea you were such a radical, Geo. You want to junk the
> American system
> of representative government for a sort of referendum type of government
> using
> computers (can't help but giggle uncontrollably at that monstrous idea)
> so that
> every jerk out there can take a minute or two from watching the boob
> tube to
> push a few buttons on his computer to pass laws. Up to a point,
> California
> already has that kind of  system with its government by referendum. It
> has been
> an utter disaster. That dumb system is directly responsible for much of
> the mess
> that sad state has become.
>
> In case you are not aware of it, you are talking government by mob. Our
> system
> of government and every other system of government out there is designed
> specifically to avoid just that. I can't think of much that would be more
> un-American than what you are advocating. It is indeed monstrous, not to
> mention
> a gross misuse of technology.
>

Right with you.

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Gary Wiltshire

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