Proposition No. 6: Freedom from Absurdity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Author: Publilius Syrus, publiliussyrus@email.com Submitted on: 17 Mar 2001 To be discussed till: 03/29/01 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The idea that a direct democracy can work is absoulutly absurd, representatives prevent the ignorant and incompetent majority from abusing the rights of the minority. In Colonial America, Townhall meetings were examples of direct form of democracy, although they had their uses, these townhall meetings also produced the witch trials. Read up on your history.