| Not a democracy but a federal republic, the United States of America nevertheless uses the democratic process to elect citizen-representatives and officials to public office, where they become free agents. After voting, the citizen has no control over the elected official, and no influence other than protest or persuasion.
Described on this website is a multi-part system for regional citizens to publicly analyze and debate their collective concerns, discover areas of consensus, identify bridgeable differences, and discuss compromise.
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