A Bömer in the wild

Democracy 3.0

Lately (sarcasm, it was june 9th or so) we have voted for our new Leaders of The Netherlands. After a long debate, discussing and more debate they have decided upon nothing. The wise men (and women) have forgotten what democracy is all about, the voice of the people. I hear noone in my surroundings who will have faith in the upcoming agreement, if any. The amount of people involved is way too many, and if you cannot even decide who to work with for only 4 years, how can you make long-term decisions for the country?

So I think it is time to start my version of democracy, democracy 3.0.

Basically it is like this: You vote for me, to get some people in parliament. After that I am grateful but will not stop listening to you (and others too) or play political games that you have never asked for. Fair, open and simple are the keywords in my proposal. Why this is different?

It is like 1 big continuous online referendum. Upon the moment of voting in parliament you will be able to vote for a statement in your own account; online, mobile, whatever works for you. All people, including those who have not voted for this party, will be able to let this party be the voice of the people by voting for each and every discussion. If you don’t care, you don’t vote for that one statement at all, be free. The winning statement will be voted upon my all our party-member in the parliament. Simple as that.

You say Yes, and most others say Yes too? We vote yes, no matter what our personal opinions are. No surprises, no backdoor politics, just plain and simple democracy 3.0

Why work like this? You might change your view on the situation during the discussion, or the party you have voted for is now considering working with another one you hate (giving up the principles you voted for). We will always take your latest opinion as leading, not the one from 3 years ago.

So…. democracy 3.0, what do you think?