The Debate Over Teledemocracy

Research, development, and technology all are important aspects by which experts and observers alike judge the progress of a society. The effects of technology are imminent in the political world as well, and nowhere is the debate over those effects stronger than the debate raging over "teledemocracy". The idea of teledemocracy will lead the United States into a more directly democratic system; and the concepts of teledemocracy carry a strong emotional pull cutting clear across the political spectrum.