Declaration of Direct Voting

Executive Summary The U.S. Constitution created a representative system because direct citizen lawmaking was impossible in 1787. Today, the barriers that once required representation no longer exist. Every day, Americans move trillions of dollars in secure digital transactions using encryption, authentication, and blockchain. The same infrastructure can be applied to legislation. This paper proposes replacing…

America was founded on representation because, in the 18th century, it was impossible to count every citizen’s vote across the colonies. Horseback mail, slow printing presses, and hand counts made direct participation in national lawmaking unthinkable. That’s why the Constitution gave the House of Representatives the power to legislate on behalf of the people. But…

In an era where trillions of dollars move through secure online transactions daily, why are we still using a 200-year-old method to pass our laws? The technology exists for every voting-age American to directly cast their vote on the issues that shape our country. No middlemen. No gerrymandering. No backroom deals. Just the people deciding…