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Professor Announces Run for VT State Senate on a Platform of Polling, Direct Democracy
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP May 30, 2012 05:27pm |
| Category | Announcement |
| News Date | May 29, 2012 05:00pm |
| Description | On Thursday, May 31st, Jeremy Hansen of Montpelier, Vermont, will announce that he will seek a seat representing Washington County as an independent in Vermont’s State Senate.
Direct democracy provides the people with a direct, unfiltered voice in that government. Stopping somewhat short of that, Hansen proposes a system of direct democracy in combination with our current system of representative democracy. He suggests that, “A representative should be elected who would work strictly as an advisor and make all policy and voting decisions based on the will of his or her constituents, regardless of personal opinion.” Hansen proposes a 3-part plan to empower Washington County citizens and develop a system of what he calls “direct representative democracy”:
1. Hold regular (at least monthly) public meetings with any interested constituents in Washington County to discuss bills, issues, and creative solutions to citizen concerns.
2. Provide an accessible online voting platform to allow discussion and voting on bills, the results of which he will carry to the State Senate.
3. As the Vermont Constitution does not allow for recall of elected officials, he will sign a contract with the people of Washington County to promise to step down voluntarily if constituents vote to recall him for failing to accurately represent them.
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