No, bureaucrats write laws and make all the important policy decisions. Politicians are merely puppets.
Make Politicians History was created in 1984.
Make Politicians History ended in 2009.
Politicians, and the constituents they claim to represent, often have different policy objectives than economic efficiency. That is, while economists often can and have established models for optimal fiscal policies, their end goals differ from those of politicians, so policy is complicated because groups with different desired outcomes must reach a compromise policy.
Because the electorate elected a new set of politicians with a different view.
Foreign policy is typically decided by a country's government, specifically by the head of state or government, such as the president or prime minister, in consultation with key advisors, diplomats, and experts. In some cases, decisions may also involve input from the legislature or parliament.
Because the electorate elected a new set of politicians with a different view.
To make other politicans look bad
Politicians can use the internet to make campaigning more personal.
Every US President has opposed direct democracy because it would allow the unwashed masses to directly control policy as opposed to restricting policy votes and decisions to those people educated enough to make them. Additionally, in a direct democracy, it is likely the President would be out of a job.As it currently stands, the US government is an indirect democracy, where citizens vote for politicians who will themselves vote on policy. A direct democracy circumvents the politicians' vote.
Tarun Gogoi has written: 'Towards vibrant Assam' -- subject(s): Correspondence, Politics and government, Politicians, Economic policy, Interviews, Social policy
a solution might become absolete over time.