Roman Extra Credit - Future of Democracy

I know I'm a bit late on this one as Jeremy already posted on it earlier, but it recently sort of popped into my head.

On the surface, the idea of direct democracy makes so much sense. The majority of people will be satisfied with the outcome of every decision. But then I realized a ton of problems would rise out of this.

First of all, if we're voting that frequently will we really put adequate research into each decision? I think we're more likely to just follow the crowd. This could lead to poor decision-making. Also, people in the minority will never be represented as they are now. Currently, the nation is largely composed of Democrats yet Republicans still have a huge say in what goes on. This system keeps both parties in check. If direct democracy were in place one of the parties could very easily fall into obscurity. The two party system we have now is much fairer than it may seem on the surface.

-Roman