make it mandatory
There are an average of two divisions every single day Parliament sits. And that’s without counting votes that are determined on the voices. Or issues at the state and local council levels. Federally, there are about 200 Bills introduced every single year. There’s not necessarily anything wrong with enabling people to vote on all of them if they want to, but making it mandatory is a ludicrous proposition. Enabling people to choose a proxy is not just a good idea, it’s a necessity to do large-scale direct democracy.
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Cool, so don’t make it mandatory. I don’t really care.
What I care about is that people have a direct say in what they want to vote for. Not have to hope a representative actually represents them.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 months ago
That’s how Thor’s idea works. You choose your proxy. You don’t elect them without the option to change until the next election. You can switch proxies or take over directly at literally any time.
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I don’t want to choose a proxy, I want a direct say. The only person I want representing me, is me.
Ilandar@aussie.zone 5 months ago
???
You don’t have to, that’s the entire point of the proxy; it’s for people who can’t/don’t want to vote on every single issue. Clearly you’re not one of these people so there’s no actual issue here, you’re just arguing for argument’s sake.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Ok then? But why should your preference to do it that way dictate how everyone must do it?
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 5 months ago
@Zagorath@aussie.zone @Deceptichum@kbin.social
What about the best of both worlds? You can cast you own vote or you can hire a proxy to vote on your behalf. Obviously we would need some regulation on what is basically selling votes. But by making it an expense people are incentivised to do it themselves and you have the power to remove their proxy status at any point