Direct democracy

Introduction | fyi: the presented system is not, as Pro claims a direct democracy. At least it's not a pure one. The fact that there are congressmen that represent and initiate makes it a half direct democracy. Something that is for example practiced in Switzerland: "Switzerland"s system of direct democracy is sometimes referred to as half direct, because it incorporates both direct democracy as well as political representation." [1]. Main Problem 1 | The system solely relies on the availability and security of internet communication. This makes it exclusive and expensive for the user and also vulnerable. Pro has not clearly stated how the voting is supposed to be run but due to the repetitive mentioning of an "official website" and because he claimed that the voting system would be less expensive with this new system (which can't be the case as more elections with classical methods would extend the costs) I presume that the election would be also done via the internet. This relies on two ideal that are not given in reality 1. That the internet is a secure environment in which content can not be manipulated 2. That every citizen a) owns a computer or has access to a computer b) knows how to handle a computer That the internet and websites, and systems working relying on it, is vulnerable to attacks is not speculation but a daily problem of data security. This means that the whole politics of a country rely on the hack-prevention of a web-service. This is a task that is unrealistic for programmers, just to bring the OpenSSL Heartbleed as an example. From yesterday morning comes another one, where Chinese hackers compromised think tanks based on national security standards to pursue own advantages [2]. The reality is disqualifying the internet as a safe basis for government elections. Also the ongoing work on making such a platform save would be expensive itself and also complicate the situation for the citizens that are not that experienced with using technology. The interface and hardware requirements would constantly increase and make it impossible for the MAAC to keep up, if they have not the financial options &/or the mental flexibility to learn how to handle the election methods. Main Problem 2 | The short periods for which congressmen/president are elected makes ruling impossible A 3-month time frame for congressmen is to short to make any proper decisions in case of a crisis. The Problems in the Financial and Bank Businesses is not something than can reasonably be resolved within 3 months by unskilled congressmen. This issue for example is now ongoing for years and those who work on it have at least one or two years to read themselves into the problem. This either means the whole country will be responsible to educate themselves on current political issues (which is not realistic due to the workload of the average citizen) or face the problem that they are basically pushed back to the beginning of a decision process every 3 months. On the other hand is it also giving a lot of responsibility to the president. Pro has not outlined the tasks of the president (= tasks of an US president?) but the short election time of the congressmen only means that the president gains power as he is the only one who can at least keep an overview for a year. In terms of outside-representation is this also fatal. Other countries expect a steady government and it would insecure the financial markets and the other countries if they had to deal with a totally new government every year or three months. Main Problem 3: The voting system is not secret, personal attacks on people are therefore not prevented. "- Everyone can see how MAACs with voting right voted, on the official website." -Pro This is not common and for a reason. As soon as one has his voting made public, his voting will change according to how he wants to be seen in public. The rule that elections have to be secret is there to prevent wrong pressure on those voting. Obvious risks are that people have to bend their opinion to be save. Continuing wars over religion in intelligent societies are a perfect example how "having the wrong opinion" can get you killed. Minor Issues | A List of things that I regard as less important but are still flaws in my eyes. - the congressmen need to put his job and personal life on hold just to be replaced within a quarter of year. I think this is likely to lower excitement about the task and willingness to give the best. - you can't vote for people you don't know. Or at least you should not (how would you know that they actually stand for your interests?). But a three month period hardly justifies campaigns to present suitable MAAC's. Worse: only bribed, sponsored people would be able to afford that. Sources [1] http://www.swissinfo.ch... [2] http://www.cnet.com...