Democracy's Missing Pieces -- Two Pages

Democracy needs some tune-ups, to reach its full potential. Pieces of Democracy “Democracy” consists of many “puzzle pieces”. Mankind has already found some of them: Rule of the people, by the people, for the people. Periodic elections – to remove bad politicians without violence. A focus on persuasion – and on the consent of the governed. The secret ballot – minimizing coercion (and retribution,…