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I think what GP meant was voting on policies directly instead of voting in delegates that promise to implement policies.


If the candidates are legally bound to follow through on policy then it's slightly better yes but there's still a lot of wiggle-room in terms of implementation. Lobbyists often find ways to sneak in convenient loopholes inside regulations. Policy-based voting won't solve that because the voter isn't going to have time to read the full law; it might be many pages. What will happen is people who don't work and have more time on their hands will be more active politically and will get better representation. I mean, it'd definitely be an improvement though.




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