A large representative democracy works only when people are in fact represented. Democracy is rule by the people, so nonhuman entities (algorithms, corporations, and foundations) should neither vote nor pay for political campaigns. No American should count for more than any other American. Campaigns should be transparently and publicly financed. Candidates should be publicly funded; voter registration should be automatic; voting stations should be plentiful; ballots should be paper; gerrymandering should be outlawed. These formulations might sound radical; in other democracies, they are
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