>NOW...
>
>My question is this, due to
>the internet, C-SPAN, or other
>yet to be created forums
>on current technology, is it
>possible to open up the
>democracy.

Do you mean let more people in on how politics works?
Educating the masses?

It is unclear to me what benefit you would gain from this?

Case in point, you ever been to a comic book convention or a anime club meeting, or any gathering of smart folks who know their stuff? Nothing gets done. People can't decide on language, nuances, what to eat for lunch?

The alternative is to let the smart people handle it, and obviously they ain't doing a good job either.

Look at nations where folks are vigorous voters, or places with multi party systems, or highly educated literate societies. In many ways their political life is not better. Instead of tyranny of the aristocrats, you get a far more encompassing tyranny of the majority. Which then puts the power back into the hands of the information providers.

Which is where we are now.

I think the more I think about democracy, the more I lose faith in it.

k. orr