Australia--Leader of Democracy

I just came across this today in the middle of some other work, but it's by far the coolest thing I've ever seen in politics. It could actually get me inspired to vote on a regular basis--like every five minutes. Australia has a fringe party called Senator Online. A human senator is run on the ticket, but then each of his or her votes is determined by Internet polling of every eligible voter in Australia. If something like this was launched in the US--and I mean explicitly, not just like Arnold following the polls in California--I think I'd quit everything else I was doing and donate all my money and time. If it incorporated text messaging for votes, I'd work a night job to donate more money.

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