But that is exactly where we have gotten to recently. It will eliminate the ordinary citizens whose input is critical to a democracy. And that is at least part of the problem. People have abandoned their civc responsibilities for a number of reasons, but one that we can certainly do something about is how government encourages or discourages them. Government, and laws, have to be as simple as possible.
Power has to be put at the most local level possible for the job to get done.
Agencies have to have as part of their mission the use of citizen juries and volunteer help that is primarily community based. Finally, new communication technologies can be used to accept more input from the citizens even when a function can only be done efficiently at the statewide level. The use of new ideas, a greater connection to the people, and a focus on balance will create the kind of generational change that is needed to rejuvenate our government and our people.