For years, long before the days of hanging chads and Diebold, citizens have been restricted by the political party system. For the most part, it has always come down to Republican vs. Democrat and if a person’s views didnt align with theirs (or if it was ”schmuck” vs “worse schmuck”), the only options were to abandon the vote or pick the lesser of two evils.

Well, someone in Australia has found a truly democratic way to bring the vote to the people.

Senator On-Line is a registered political party in Australia where each elected official represents the TRUE view of the majority. If an SOL candidate is elected, members of the party vote online for a particular bill and the SOL Senator will vote inline with the results of the online vote. No lobbying; no fancy dinners; no back-alley money.

It is designed to get the voting public more involved in the political process and as the internet becomes more a part of people’s daily lives, SOL hopes to bring politics into their daily routine. I think its a fascinating concept and am curious as to whether or not we have something like that here in the States.

Anybody know?

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