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Pure Democracy
Definition
A democratic republic is governed by elected representatives who vote on behalf of the people. A pure democracy, however, is conducted by the citizens themselves who vote on the issues directly without the need of representation.
Structure
A pure democracy consists of basically two parts: the President and the citizens of the country. Voting by the general public is conducted every month to pass legislation though an emergency vote may be issued whenever such is necessary (e.g., declaration of war).
A pure democracy places all the authoritative powers for governing the nation in the hands of the people. The role of the President becomes just a figurehead for the country with the simplified responsibilities of deciding monthly ballot scheduling, handling international matters, and assisting with humanitarian concerns.
Executive orders, war power acts, vetoes, and pardons are all removed from the position since they are contrary to transferring authority to the people.
In a pure democracy, ratifying a bill into law resides entirely upon the population of the nation to approve of the measure. Political parties, government officials, and other organizations may propose legislation, but the actual approval of the measure rests solely on the nation's voters. Though additional proposals may be initiated by the general public if enough signatures are provided for the measure across the country.
The Cabinet personnel (e.g., Secretary of Commerce, Defense, Labor, etc.) become advisers to the nation and provide a monthly status of their activities to the general public. They are responsible for discussing their budgets, project schedules, and any tentative plans for upcoming months.
Since voting on a workday is not ideal for everyone, it would be better if the first Saturday of every month became the official day to vote. Also, rather than using paper ballots, it would be more convenient to offer electronic voting through the local cable/satellite service which is similar to purchasing a Pay-Per-View event but instead vote on an electronic ballot in one's own home.
To better inform the public, the Department of Education will be responsible for presenting the monthly proposals in a clear and concise manner for everyone to understand. By doing so, the topics will be presented at the general education level of the public that won't be affected or swayed by the particular presentation or bias of the news media.
Advantages
The main advantage of a pure democracy is that the accuracy of representing public opinion on various matters would be greatly improved since a more direct manner of governing the nation would be provided than by the "middle man" (representatives).
Another advantage is that it also provides greater impartiality among the issues due to the lack of a representative being coerced by a biased influence of some kind (e.g., a politician's personal opinion, gifts from special interest groups, etc.). By eliminating political corruption in this manner, a pure democracy is inherently more reliable and trustworthy than a representative form of government.
A pure democracy also eliminates the possibility of "pork" (nonrelevant legislation) being added by lawmakers to satisfy their own self-interests. In a pure democracy, laws become simpler in nature since the proposed legislation will be written with the general public in mind so bills will become less complex and easier to understand with fewer loopholes.
A pure democracy also allows political parties to be more effective when drafting bills for their perspective. Bill drafting committees from various parties will develop their own version of the proposal without the need of compromising with each other. This will also prevent deadlock and government shutdowns from occurring as well.
One of the major advantages of a pure democracy is that it may also prevent unnecessary war between nations. For example, America's involvement in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq was not reflective of public opinion at the time, and could have been prevented if the nation had voted on the matter beforehand. Same with Russia's invasion of Ukraine among other military conflicts around the world. Even a major event such as World War II could have been prevented if the people of Germany had voted on the issue as a pure democracy.
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