# would Direct democracy be the right way to ?

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**Created:** [August 30, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-direct-democracy-be-the-right-way-to/370841 "2006-08-30T22:12:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-direct-democracy-be-the-right-way-to/370841/21 "2006-09-01T04:59:12Z")

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[QUOTE=Snag]  
On the other hand, we might just try wikiocracy. 🙂  
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[Or not . . .](http://www.theonion.com/content/node/40990)

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-direct-democracy-be-the-right-way-to/370841/22 "2006-09-01T05:43:09Z")

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[QUOTE=BrainGlutton]  
Debated in [this thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=310125&highlight=randomocracy)  
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But something of the kind has actually been tried, believe it or not, in British Columbia. See [here.](http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=section&secID=47&SubID=46)

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