I love the thought put into this, and I have done years of thinking on similar topics... but let me ask you a point-blank question: do you seriously- seriously - believe for one instant that clarity on majority desire would be any less malleable than it is currently? Do you think that those that are promised free <blank> or tightened regulation/penalty/restriction on whatever their religious or cultural morals dictate would not do as they do now: vote for what benefits them, and ignore the repercussions?

The answer of how to balance a budget is as simple for a government as it is for you and me: don't spend more than you have. So what does your network vote to cut? How can that be peacefully decided? What will those that claim "disenfranchisement" do?

Please understand, I am heartened to see this topic here, and I, like you, want to work toward a better system of government. I just see human nature working against any centralized power system, as those least deserving of the power always work hardest to yield it.

Good conversation. Good group involved. I am glad to see your group thinking on this incredibly important issue.

P