Not direct democracy, not the rule of the people

[koikaze]

Good Afternoon, Michael

You say above:  "I think that new media (like Votorola) will remove
decision making (and much of politics) from the hands of power."

However, in Section 2.  The Communicative Structuring of Power, in The
Structuring of Power and the Composition of Norms by Communicative
Assent, don't you make the opposite point?

Particularly in the section around Figure 9 and the related text, do
you not specifically state:

"But a communicative election may extend its effects deeper into the
power structure by influencing the selection of subordinate officers.
The rationale for the selection of subordinates will vary, but the
main qualifications are perhaps competence, compatability and
patronage.  All three may be found in abundance among the principal
delegates who voted for the executive."

That certainly seems to say that decision making will be placed
precisely in the hands of power.

Fred Gohlke