2.15

Enforcement

Enforcement of laws is necessary, of course. Our model under a global democracy will be essentially the same as in individual countries today: an armed force will ensure the rule of law.

Enforcement authorities will be elected, directly, at various defined levels of jurisdiction: global, as well as levels that might correspond to today’s continents (or otherwise defined regions), countries, states/provinces, counties, and municipalities.

Notable differences from today’s enforcement structures include, first, the addition of a global layer, with subordination of smaller jurisdictions to it.

Second, robust citizen participation in our liquid democracy will limit the scope of executive/enforcement power, compared to countries like the US today. In today’s representative democracies, legislators preoccupied with reelection strive to avoid taking stands, so the legislative process fails. Executive power has expanded to fill the void, with little accountability. But with liquid democracy, many more decisions can be made by the people. This limits the grey areas left to the discretion of enforcement officials. Those who fear “big government” should find this comforting.

The enforcement authority, like the other elected positions described above, is subject to recall and swift replacement by deputies at any time.

Index

1 – Abstract
2 – Description of the Model
2.1 – Separate Countries are Failing Us
2.2 – We Need a Global Democracy
2.3 – How is this Possible? Through Two New Technologies
2.4 – Blockchains for Security
2.5 – Critical Success Factors
2.6 – Design
2.7 – Liquid Democracy
2.8 – Deliberation
2.9 – The Right to Information
2.10 – Subsidiarity: Localizing Decisions Whenever Possible
2.11 – Who Frames the Questions?
2.12 – Language Barriers
2.13 – Constitutional Guarantees to Protect Rights
2.14 – Constitutional Court
2.15 – Enforcement
2.16 – Phasing In
2.17 – Can We Really Unify Separate Countries?
2.18 – Worldwide Public Opinion
2.19 – Realistically, How Can We Get There?
3 – Argumentation
3.A – Core Values
3.B – Decision-Making Capacity
3.C – Effectiveness
3.D – Resources and Financing
3.E – Trust and Insight
3.F – Flexibility
3.G – Protection Against the Abuse of Power
3.H – Accountability