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A new law is written into the justice system making it mandatory for the citizens of a nation to represent...?
their opinion in the democracy. You must attend a weekly council meeting to evaluate the state of local economics and where they fit in with state and federal economics along with other civil matters. Do you think of it as a punishment?
There is no wrong answer here, I put forth a question of comfort. I think it shouldn't feel like a punishment, but in many cases it actually is. It says much for confidence in fair government. People can feel either confident or unconfident and be correct with either. One more thing, this law requires that people aren't expected to work for the designated timeframe; it becomes illegal for any business to operate during the timeframe, and everyone who does attend the council meeting is compensated as if they had attended normal work(fitting considering that normal work should meet the needs of fair government).
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- Bradley PLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Honestly, this would be overkill and a little too intrusive. The "representative" part of representative democracy operates on the assumption--however flawed--that the people we vote for agree with our interests *enough* that we don't have to show up ourselves, every week, to micro-manage everything. I know, with lobbyists and the media, that idea gets shot to crap, but the solution to the problem is to get rid of the lobbyists, not to discard the representation.
My answer to a lack of civic participation would be simpler.
--Have all elections on Saturdays, not Tuesdays. Election day has traditionally been on Tuesday in the United States for a very flagrant, obvious reason--it's to keep working people from voting. Enough already!
--Pass a law requiring that all able-bodied (read: non-disabled in the sense of blindness or impaired mobility) citizens between the ages, say, of 22 to 66, actually register and *vote* in each State and Federal election. Make registration automatic, each time someone gets a Driver's License or State ID (instant Motor Voter), pays income tax, uses *any* service at Social Security (optional), and make it available as an option at your local Post Office too.
And make it stick, without it hurting: give people *one* free pass, if they fail to show up the first time in a given year, just send a no-cost reminder on a post-card. After that, charge *one* U.S. dollar for each missed State election, *five* for each missed Federal election. If need be put the charges on the paycheck.
I know, it sounds like a bit much, but the Australians have had a similar, but stricter system in place for years and it works out okay for them. ^__^
Oh but wait....that might give the rich guys too many reasons to piss and moan. Ooops, never mind. ^__^
- 1 decade ago
I don't believe it. Please provide references proving the existence of said law, or at least a reference where i can go to find proof myself. Then and only then will I and many other people respond on this subject.
