In systems of direct democracy, the entire citizenry is given franchise in deciding public policy. This differs from systems of republican and representative democracy, in which citizens vote only to elect representatives and on specific initiatives or plebiscites for which public referendum is approved. This category includes both sites which advocate the complete replacement of representative ... [MORE] Electronic Democracy@ (48) Local Direct Democracy (3) 1. A Proposal for Direct Democracy - Essay by Robert Paul Wolff on direct democracy. Excerpted from his 1970 article 'In Defense of Anarchism'. 2. Beyond Plutocracy - True Democracy for America - Hosts the entire content of a full-length free book presenting a redesign of the American government. 3. Calling for an American Constitutional Amendment for Voter Initiatives - Voter Initiatives Assembly to manage, process and select Initiatives. Nationwide Electorate to vote on Initiatives at elections. Constitutional safeguards to protect Assembly from improper influence. 4. Coalition for National Referendum - Organization which seeks to use a national referendum to resolve divisive issues in the United States. 5. DDemocracy Meeting Place - Large list of direct democracy sites arranged by country, with new URL's added by visitors; resources on voting systems and theories; message board. 6. Defacto Elective Voters Of a True Equal Democracy (DEVOTED) - Supports a constitutional amendment using existing technology to allow citizens to vote directly in the law making process. 7. Democracy - Details aspects of democracy that are anathema to modern day politicians. 8. Democracy and the personal representative - A proposal to reform Canadian government institutions, making all legislation subject to a Direct Democratic Parliament of 100 percent of the people of Canada aged over 18 who choose to participate. 9. Direct Democracy - NodeWorks Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia-style description of the term "direct democracy" with links for further research. 10. Direct Democracy Center - Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to enfranchise all Americans into the political process through an electronic polling system connected to every home. Contains a repository of information about and links to other efforts to empower all of "The People." 11. Direct Democracy Forum - Message boards, mailing lists, and other networking resources for direct democracy supporters and activists. 12. Direct Democracy League (DDL) - Advocates national and state level constitutional renewal in the United States to meld direct democracy institutions with representative institutions. Documents and links. 13. Direct Votes - Provides links and contact information for parties and organizations supportive of direct democracy in the UK. 14. I&R: Citizens' Initiative and Referendum - Proposals and campaign resources for direct democracy such as citizens' initiative, referendum, and recall in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 15. Initiative and Referendum Institute - Non-profit non-partisan research and educational organization dedicated to the expansion of the initiative and referendum process in the US. 16. Movement for Direct Democracy - Describes reasons for change, thoughts on strategy, and a schematic for voting by digital telephone. 17. National Initiative For Democracy - Seeks a Constititutional amendment to establish a "Legislature of the People" in the United States. Describes rationale and basic principles, outlines action plan, and links to activism resources. 18. QUALIA V: The Quantum Physics and Sociology of Participatory Democracy. - Father Jerome talks about spirituality and consciousness and relates Einsteinian principles to participatory democracy. 19. ReDemocracy - Seeks a five-year trial where the authority of ONLY the non-emergency powers of ONLY the U.S. House of Representatives is vested in the people through periodic electronic, phone and absentee or USPS mail voting. 20. Revolutionary Committees Movement - Direct Democracy and a unique brand of socialism in the 'Third Universal Theory' according to Moammar Kadhafi (Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi), the "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" and worldwide and African Mathaba. 21. Teledemocracy Action News Network - A global organization primarily dedicated use of modern technologies in all forms that directly empower citizens to have input into political systems at all levels of governance around the world. 22. Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement - The official web site of the Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement founded in Greece in the year 2000. 23. Direct Democracy Campaign (DDC) - Campaigning for government by referendum in the UK and elsewhere in the world. Provides proposals, opinion articles, and news on the status of direct democracy.

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