So you want to throw out the system set up by our founders?
Because if a direct democracy is good enough why do we even need a Federalist Republic? right?
There are major problems with democracy as a governing principle. The first and most important is that you are running over the rights and desires of the minority?
You know the way things are trending Conservatism may become that minority. Second, corruption becomes rampant, as special interests take control.
This allows a degree of separation from the voters, which can be influenced by who offers them the most stuff, from the very important task of picking our parties nominee.
Now before you start, I am not saying that we need to eliminate the democratic process, by which our country runs. To the contrary, I think we should leave voting in it, but like most cases involving power, it needs to be diffused and divided.
Be grateful, that the republican party still holds to those founding principles. Because it is those principles that give people like Trump and Cruz a shot at the presidency. The dems abandoned those principles, and results, there is no chance of an outsider gaining the nomination.
So, in the words of one of my economics text books for my Govt. 200 class, “before making changes you must now the initial consequences, but that is not enough it is also important to think about the secondary, and tertiary consequences of that action.”
Wow. That's Gosh, whatta concept! Voting. Why can't we leave everything to The Nobles, and cherish our lives as good little Serfs?
There, there little Villein. Go about your daily business, give us our Tribute, and things will go well for you.
If not, we ride in with swords and massacre you.
The crap you advocate is the entire reason my ancestors turned on their English overlords and shot them, thus creating America. Maybe you're in the wrong country, alien.