How Social Software Can Improve Democracy

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday November 9, 2008 @01:07AM from the liveblogs-from-the-senate-floor dept.

Geek Satire writes "Politics breeds cynicism; politicians seem to pander to contradictory focus groups to get elected, then break their promises to everyone. Mass mailings and faxings overwhelm their staffs, and who knows if you can tell your representatives what you really think? Experienced techie and political consultant Silona Bonewald (creator of the Transparent Federal Budget) believes that simple software solutions can fix these problems and more. O'Reilly News recently discussed with her how social software can improve democracy and leadership."

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Re:How Social Software Can Improve Democracy by neverutterwhen · 2008-11-09 08:41 · Score: 0, Redundant

Umm, did you really just say that? First, the UK didn't exist in 1215. Second, there is absolutely no way in which you can argue that England has been a republic since 1215.

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