[theklub]

I came up with a crazy idea this morning for an internet based political party that allows its members to vote on all ideas and actions the party will take. I think now is the time for something like this. We need to make it happen.

[Jenk]

Be careful on what you wish for.

"The strongest argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter." Winston Churchill.

[kryten]

Perhaps we should give people a proportional vote weighted by their intelligence?

[alexjeffrey]

that sounds like a formula for a true intellectually elitist society. The people's opinions should be heard equally if at all.

[kryten]

My point entirely. There was a degree of sarcasm in it.

[kryten]

Could be right.

If you could text your vote in, most of the UK could even manage to have an opinion between the adverts in the X-Factor and their next cigarette.

[nly]

Good distributed voting at scale is still an unsolved problem. Well, it is if you care about both the integrity of the vote and voter privacy.

[jpatokal]

The Pirate Party has been there and is doing that: http://liquidfeedback.org/mission/