[jbm]

Do you really want direct democracy in the era of fake news and low trust society? It seems to be a recipe for disaster.

Say what you want about King Charles, he at least made the effort to try to talk sense to Trump without public posturing and posing for votes.

(I can't believe I am saying something positives about the Windsors, my ancestors on the Indian subcontinent are rolling in their graves)

-edit- to avoid bumping, yes I'm obviously aware the royalty has no real power in Canada or the UK, I was commenting on the lack of popular politics being a boon in attempting to communicate with someone of very different beliefs

[r00fus]

I think CA propositions have been a boon. CA is a democratic machine state. So you can't get representation for ideas left or right of the centrist viewpoint of CA pols - except, you can with propositions.

The bad props that passed (prop 65, prop 13) are only exceptions that prove the rule.

I would definitely not want to live under royalty. btw, King Charles doesn't make policy. He's a figurehead, not a head of state.