There’s been a lot of talk about “direct democracy” since Obama was elected – about how his campaign involved people at a level never before seen in national politics, how his White House has been using online programs to get peoples’ input, and so on. But what if we as Americans could participate on a level even beyond this – what if we had the power of lawmaking?
I’m not saying we should get rid of Congress, I’m saying that we should add to it by embracing The National Initiative for Democracy (aka NI4D), a campaign for ballot initiatives at all levels of government.
Together with a few dozen other people, I am helping to create a documentary about the history of democracy and how the NI4D is the next natural step in that process. Even though we’re making the movie with volunteers, we still have some small costs, and that’s where you come in.
Find out more below the fold.
In case you didn’t see it, former Senator Mike Gravel also had a diary about this yesterday.