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Athenian democracy has been superseded and should only be considered as a philosophical springboard for the modern form. [1]
In fact, if more governments, media organization, and foundations were leaders in strengthening democracy in the information age, we’d be in a much stronger position. [2]
“The great, ugly truth about American politics today is that, even as we champion democracy abroad, few Americans have any hope of influencing their government at home. [3]
Not that you need a policy to have significant government-based e-democracy activity, but it helps to move beyond rhetoric and experiments to real investments that save democracy from the negative aspects of the information age. [2]
President Thabo Mbeki must save democracy in South Africa by speaking out against the collapse of the boundary between party and State when he makes his State of the Nation address on Friday, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Monday. [4]
Once the idea was planted, however, it took root and there has been a growth in this form of government since then. [1]
Access to information has become easier and many representative processes are more open than before the Internet, but for the most part, what citizens experience has changed little. [2]
His topic is American democracy; his goal is to improve it. [...] These proposals would empower the deliberations of ordinary citizens without surrendering the important features of our Constitution and our representative political system. [3]
Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorise a personal collection of bookmarks and share them with others. [4]
Beyond sorting through their e-mail and putting their biography online, politicians seem content to ignore online opportunities in governance until the next election cycle. [2]
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon’s own warehouses, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these items. [5]
Campaigners ought to realise that many of the problems have a common cause, and they should act together to address the cause. [6]
Laws must be general, not specific (this rules out bills of attainder). [1]
Building on the ideas of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, Saving Democracy shows how it is possible to combine the traditional town hall and the Internet to fashion a new theory of representative government that empowers citizens and bridges the enormous gap that now exists between the political elite and the average voter. [5]
Sources:
[1] Saving Democracy
[2] Saving Democracy from the Information Age by Steven Clift …
[3] Saving Democracy: A Plan for Real Representation in America …
[4] News - Politics: Mbeki must save democracy: Zille
[5] Amazon.com: Saving Democracy: A Plan for Real Representation …
[6] Saving Democracy - Home