If abortion should be legal or not. If prayer should be allowed in schools. Or decide for you if homosexuals have any rights. Direct Democracy . We're talking human beings here.
Responsibility creates responsible people.
Lack of choices creates apathy. Think about it. We could start out with a none of the above vote. If none of the above wins - then the election would become invalid and new candidates would need to be selected. Switzerland already is on the road towards Direct Democracy.