Seeks a five-year trial where the authority of ONLY the non-emergency powers of ONLY the U.S. House of Representatives is vested in the people through periodic electronic, phone and absentee or USPS mail voting.
Large list of direct democracy sites arranged by country, with new URL's added by visitors; resources on voting systems and theories; message board.
Proposals and campaign resources for direct democracy such as citizens' initiative, referendum, and recall in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Non-profit non-partisan research and educational organization dedicated to the expansion of the initiative and referendum process in the US.
Provides an interface to collect online votes verified by deliverable e-mail addresses on global issues.
Advocates national and state level constitutional renewal in the United States to meld direct democracy institutions with representative institutions. Documents and links.
Seeks a Constititutional amendment to establish a "Legislature of the People" in the United States. Describes rationale and basic principles, outlines action plan, and links to activism resources.
Father Jerome talks about spirituality and consciousness and relates Einsteinian principles to participatory democracy.
A proposal to reform Canadian government institutions, making all legislation subject to a Direct Democratic Parliament of 100 percent of the people of Canada aged over 18 who choose to participate.
Essay by Robert Paul Wolff on direct democracy. Excerpted from his 1970 article 'In Defense of Anarchism'.
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