DIRECT DEMOCRACY 
ONLINE PROJECT
FORTUNE CITY MIRROR

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Devoted to the future of democracy.

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The You trust your bank records, vehicle registration,
taxes, credit, and news/information to encryption and
the digital domain; why not your vote?

WHY DIRECT DEMOCRACY?

The purpose of the Direct Democracy Project is to help pave the path to the day that decisions in democratic nations will be made by the people, not just by their representatives, in real-time.

Representative democracy, such as we have in the United States, was originally devised to get around the practical problem of transportation in a large democracy; specifically, that all of the people in a nation could not economically vote on a great number of issues, simply because they could not all be physically present to debate and cast a ballot in one location.

Therefore, representatives were elected to get a feel for how their constituents thought about all the particular issues in their home district, and they sent that representative off to vote the way the people of the district could, if only they could be there.

Thanks to the internet, the basis for electing representatives to do all our voting no longer exists. All the citizens of democratic societies will soon be able to use secure authenticated linkage to first become fully informed about any issue, hear all of the arguments for and against a proposition as they are presented, and then cast a vote, all in real-time.

This will form the basis of a superior form of government, in which the freedom and the happiness of all the citizens will be more secure than ever, and it will be impossible for corrupt or deceitful politicians to dominate our political system. It will also become impossible for the news media to enjoy an unchallenged position as the "fourth branch" of government, as all the information about an issue will be directly available to everyone without filtration.

As with all democracies, the rights of individuals will have to be protected in such a way that no majority may usurp their fundamental rights. (Remember that ancient Rome was a democracy, and the people legally voted on the life or death of gladiators as a matter of mere entertainment. Democracy without absolute protection for individuals is no more just than anarchy.) Fortunately, in the United States we have the Bill of Rights intended to delineate just such protections. All citizens in a direct democracy must justly abide by these limitations to the power of government, and without exception respect the rights of individuals.

In our view, the emergence of Direct Democracy is natural and inevitable. The politicians who have carved themselves a very comfortable niche living off tax money and dispensation of influence, and the traditional news media who have hetretofore enjoyed the lucerative position of controlling and selling information and power, will not set aside their takings happily. But the weight of reason will not diminish or disappear; it will grow. Eventually, it will just be too great to ignore. When that does happen, government "OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE," will not just by a turn of phrase or a justification for a shallower alternative; it will be reality.

Example of direct democracy over the internet; the independent counsel investigation of PresidentWilliam Clinton.

Unlike any other political crisis in American history calling for a well informed public, the investigation of William Clinton by independent counsel Kenneth Starr was accompanied by rapid and direct dissemination of unbiased and unfiltered information over the internet. The testimony incriminating the president in perjury and obstruction of justice was available to the entire electorate within hours of its release, as well as the response of the president.

Please note that the government server has been impossible to access for months, in spite of claims by officials we have contacted that it is still operational; therefore, the links to it have been removed.

The Report's Specific Parts as Published Separately in HTML; (Reproduced here with permission of the Kenneth Starr Report Download Center.)

INTRODUCTION

CHRONOLOGY - Al the things that happened in chronological order; a little dry.

PERSONS INVOLVED - A listing of the involved parties, for legal reasons, I presume.

NARRATIVE - A detailed and graphic account; quite readable though.

GROUNDS FOR IMPEACHMENT - just what it says

CONCLUSION - very short & perfunctory

The Appendices to the Independent Counsel Report;(Reproduced here with permission of the Kenneth Starr Report Download Center.)

Preliminary Pages - Title Page, Foreword, Redaction Report;

http://www2.crosswinds.net/omaha/~citizen/volume4a.pdf Document Supplement, Part B Monica S. Lewinsky Statements 701-1618 (72Mb total parts a-i)
http://www2.crosswinds.net/omaha/~citizen/volume4b.pdf
Volume IVc - (available for download at this site)

From the Direct Democracy Project (http://www.crosswinds.net/omaha/~citizen/prelim.pdf) you can download the preliminary statement (0.89Mb) of the supporting materials.Again, you need the above free Acrobat reader for these files.

DIRECT DEMOCRACY'S ATTRACTION

The Direct Democracy Center

Electronic Democracy Solutions

Direct Democracy in Latvia

Democracy in the Age of Technology

Direct Democracy in Belgium

Swiss Model of Direct Democracy

The Economist on the Future of Democracy

The Rise of Direct Democracy

Direct Democracy in Puerto Rico

"To Acheive Direct Democracy"

httVirginia Reform Party

Teledemocracy Action News + Network - Teledemocracy Action News + Network -- web site of the Global Democracy Movement

CED: Creating Democracy - The Center for the Evolution of Democracy

Citizen Power - This is the home page for Citizen Power --- the webzine of the global democraacy movement

The Polling Place - Make your voice count for Direct Democracy

Progess of Congress Program - FIRSTINTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON DIRECT DEMOCRACY Prague Castle at Sunset, Czech Republic

Revolution by Ballot Initiative - If you believe in the concept of direct democracy, having a say in your future and making your vote really count, do something about it. Tell your state and federal representatives that you want direct democracy.

Best Direct Democracy & Electronic Democracy Solutions - Let's govern ourselves! The Swiss Do! Soon, voters in Ontario, Canada! Perhaps soon, voters in Mexico!

International Republican Institute   - The International Republican Institute (IRI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing democracy worldwide.

Democracy Direct - Democracy Data & Communications provides on-line database access through our client/server software, Democracy DirectTM.

Canadians for Direct Democracy Home Page - Canadians for  Direct Democracy (CDD)

The Voters Choice / Direct Democracy Party of B.C.

Direct Democracy  - Washington Report Congressman Lee Hamilton 9th District, Indiana Vol. XXXIINo. 34August 20, 1997

Fuller on direct democracy 

Direct Democracy in the EU  - A surprising application of several principles of direct democracy.

Direct Democracy Journal  - Direct Democracy Journal.

ELUCIDATING THE ELECTRONIC ELECTORATE  - ELUCIDATING THE ELECTRONIC ELECTORATE Are you ready for on-line democracy?

SSN  - Johnson Copyright violations will be prosecuted. America's form of government is a constitutional republic....

The Seduction of Direct Democracy 

AMENDMENT #2  - In the tradition of the simplicity of the U.S. Constitution, it would be simple to amend a constitution by just voting: "The government of the State of California shall be a nonpartisan direct democracy through established voting networks connected to voters homes."

Direct democracy in the Czech Republic 

Direct democracy in Ukraine

Direct democracy in Lithuania  - Direct democracy in Lithuania.

Direct democracy in Azerbaijan  - Direct democracy in Azerbaijan.

Direct democracy in Slovenia  - Direct democracy in Slovenia.

Direct democracy in Bulgaria  - Direct democracy in Bulgaria.