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- Subject: E-Mail Access to Congress
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- From: derek.lyons@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Derek Lyons)
- Date: 6 Jan 93 11:46:00 GMT
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- DZ|If you really want a more representational government, why not put a
- DZ|QUBE-like system in everyone's home and let everyone vote directly on
- DZ|all the issues. I imagine about 5% of the population would actively
- DZ|participate, which is certainly higher than at present!
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- Actually, this is not the best of idea's.... Too many people
- will be swayed by emotions-of-the-moment. Part of the reason for
- a bicameral legislature is that there is time for reflection and
- compromise.
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