[liberationtech] [cfabrigade] Tauberer (GovTrack): So you want to reform democracy

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Interesting

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Translating plans into action

> On Dec 11, 2015, at 10:43 AM, Steven Clift <clift at e-democracy.org> wrote:
> 
> Provactive:
> https://medium.com/@joshuatauberer/so-you-want-to-reform-democracy-7f3b1ef10597#.p6dwiivzw
> 
> ...
> 
> These were recent emails. So you’re not the first to email me with an idea to:
> 
> Convince people that politics is interesting — because it really is.
> Hold Congress accountable by measuring what the public wants.
> Build a social network for politics/civics.
> Have Americans draft legislation or comment on or vote directly on
> legislation in Congress.
> 
> And it’s great that you have your idea. I am thrilled you want to make
> our government better by rolling up your sleeves and doing something.
> 
> But your approach is all wrong.
> 
> You probably emailed me because you saw I’ve been working on this
> problem for a while. It’s true. Almost 15 years! So I know a few
> things.
> 
> ...
> https://medium.com/@joshuatauberer/so-you-want-to-reform-democracy-7f3b1ef10597#.p6dwiivzw
> 
> Should generate an interesting discussion here:
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1708206689410920/
> 
> Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
>   clift at e-democracy.org  -  +1 612 234 7072
>   @democracy  -  http://linkedin.com/in/netclift
>   http://1radionews.com - My radio app
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