A U.S. Political Candidate Just Pledged to Make All Decisions via an App Poll
“Technology has the potential to radically change how elected officials perform their duties, and at least one political candidate thinks now’s the time to take advantage of that potential. If Camilo Casas is elected to the city council in Boulder, Colorado, this November, he promises he will not make any decision by himself. Instead, he plans to put that power in the hands of the people via a liquid democracy app called Parti.Vote.
If Casas were to be elected, citizens of Boulder would sign up for the app online, with Casas’ team vetting each person to prevent fraud. Casas would then vote according to how the people in the community did through the app. For example, if more than 50 percent voted “yes” on an issue or policy, Casas would vote the same way, regardless of his personal stance on the issue. Only when the citizen votes resulted in a tie would he be forced to decide based on his own beliefs….”
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Someone already forgot about boaty mcboatface. This isn’t going to go well.
Ed Vera Ha!
Ren Karakuri True, but once they learn that lesson (hopefully not the hard way), they’ll put it on the blockchain, which would seem the next logical step
yep
I like the idea of thinking outside the box!
Just what we don’t need, a dumbass who can’t think and goes by opinion polls instead of doing what is right.
Mark Halverson Or are the dumbasses the ones that rely on one sole person to make their decisions for them whether it benefits them or not? This is called democracy…one person one vote. Your version is called a dictatorship. Literally the definition of dictatorship. I mean…you are actually railing against an elected representative who is asking his constituents how they want him to represent them. WTF!!??? I mean, we may be on our way to authoritarianism, but we’re not goddamn there yet!
Ray Harris Agreed. The idea of our representatives actually representing their constituency…to some it’s a novel concept…
Scott Johnson Relax. He hasn’t been elected yet. There is no app yet for iOS or Android yet. It’s if he wins, and if he does there will be for both. Chill out holmes.