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The Benefits of Participatory Democracy

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It can be seen in various levels of government, where citizens have multiple access points to influence policymakers and politicians, who then implement decisions. One example is online participatory budgets , which enable citizens to vote for how they would like public spending to be allocated toward an initiative.

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How to Boost Public Involvement with a Community Engagement Platform

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Public involvement is essential for strengthening democracy in an era of significant political and digital change, characterised by decreasing trust in formal political institutions and citizens engaging in public forums, such as social media, to express their views. Give people the ability to get involved.

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Lobbying my rep about the Move to Amend project

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Legal privileges for businesses, even non-profits, are subject to the political process already in place. I want to live in a country where every person gets a vote and every non-person gets no votes.” Artificial persons should not have civil rights though the people who make them up absolutely should.

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