direct democracy
Americannoun
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“To really wake up the public — the General Assembly and Capitol Square crowd — we had to go to the direct democracy route with a constitutional amendment,” Owens said.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Opinion polls suggest that both votes, put forward under Switzerland's direct democracy system, could be tight.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Madison especially thought pure direct democracy would prove unstable, a too-slight skiff heaved about in history’s seas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
There can be issues with direct democracy, as Sean Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center for Justice pointed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
He had to pay the same recognition to direct democracy.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by John Neville Figgis
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