Could America Ever Become a Direct Democracy?

God no. I’m not opposed to the occasional referendum but I don’t have time to read 100+ page bills in legalese every day or learn many complicated but vital issues like the precise details of the tax code. That is why I elect full-time representatives who share the workload with multiple staffers. Even they can’t handle the smaller stuff, that is why they have delegated some rule-making authority to regulatory agencies.

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