Not direct democracy, not the rule of the people

[jfmxl]

I think you're right to pursue votorola independently of power
politics. It is a tool for building consensus. What happens after a
consensus is achieved depends, for instance, on the scale at which it
has been achieved.

If it represents a real majority in any given jurisdiction it will
rapidly bring about the realignment of that jurisdiction with the
consensus.

If it does not it will perhaps be utilized in an encompassing
consensus within its jurisdiction.

The means through which a consensus shared by a majority realigns its
jurisdiction with itself will depend on the nature of the political
power structure in control of that jurisdiction.