The idea of open citizen voting directly on all issues terrifies me. I see democratic representation as a way to pay someone to read and understand all of the legal jargon most people won&#x27;t take the time to bother with.<p>People don&#x27;t take time to read their medicine bottle warnings, let alone the contents of the new Higher Education Act. I&#x27;m honestly afraid that righteous attitudes fueled by ignorance would rule.<p>It would put an incredible amount of power in the hands of mass-media as well (more than they already have). Well-designed and well-timed stories can sway public opinion waaaay too easily.<p>Combine that with how the government seems to handle IT security issues in these type of large-scale projects, and you have a recipe for disaster.