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The plan has obvious advantages. National popular votes, for example, may be the only way to pass laws that are against lawmakers' interests, such as campaign finance reform, term limits, and caps on congressional pay. They would also reduce the disproportionate power of small geographical pockets. Under this system, senators from coal-producing states, to give one example, would have a much harder time holding up research on renewable sources of energy. A legislature of the people would also help to counter the influence of money in Washington—special interests and lobbyists can co-opt key members of Congress with campaign contributions and other perks, but would have a much harder time swaying the hearts and minds of millions of Americans.
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Note: Government by the people is an accomplishment of the people and for the people universally or words are being used to falsify and empower some of the people to gain the expense of some of the people.
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Last edited on Mon Aug 13th, 2007 01:40 pm by Joe Kelley