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Distributed Democracy

A preferred form of government to democracy would be to have a type of anarchical/miniarchy in which "government" is replaced by multiple competing agencies, each with their own means of enforcement and own limiting documents (constitution). People can dissolve any one of the agencies as they see fit. None of the agencies should be allowed to alter their charter, that is up to the electorate. All the agencies will constantly seek power over others, but this will be limited by competing agencies. In no case will an agency be allowed to exercise authority beyond its charter. Nor will any agency be allowed to violate fundamental property rights. Enforcement will come from other competing agencies.

For example, right now we have one entrenched hierarchic power structure (government). Whether regulating pollution, crime, maintaining streets, parks, etc. There is a geographic monopoly on who provides the service. But why do the different monopolistic services have to be affiliated within the same power/control structure? Why can't people vote independently for every established entity, i.e., one votes for a park manager, a police chief, a fire chief, a street maintenance chief, an electrical service provider, etc. There is no reason that a single individual should choose all of these groups. They should be independently responsible to the people that they are supposed to serve! A headless organization! Furthermore, each organization would have its own budget or bill for its own services. People would just throw out the CEO/board/or entire corporate structure of a monopoly as necessary. Individuals could also decide on what should be privatized. Business would have to argue for the benefits to the consumer of monopolizing certain markets .

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