A charismatic compulsive liar can theoretically manipulate seven others into choosing her as their Representative. There is a limit to how high a demagogue can rise in the Pyramid, however. Such people have no psychological need to be lied to, are intelligent enough not to be fooled by rhetorical tricks or charismatic appeal, and have little patience with someone who tries to manipulate them. Public opinion may fluctuate wildly and hysterically, but these fluctuations will have to be mediated through seven levels of the Pyramid before they can influence legislation. At each successive level, individuals are increasingly selected for their wisdom and intelligence, and the ignorant and foolish vagaries of mass opinion will be replaced by rational, informed dialogue amongst intelligent and knowledgeable people.
Pyramidal democracy involves no political campaigns.
Pyramidal democracy renders irrelevant and impotent the lobby groups and political parties who presently undermine democracy. A lobby group could still influence policy by spending huge amounts of money on political propaganda aimed directly at the population. But there are no elections in the system, so the lobby group would have to broadcast propaganda continuously , rather than in concentrated bursts every four years. The expenditures necessary to finance such a campaign would soon bankrupt almost any special interest group. The other option for a lobby group is direct bribery of Assembly members.