I think another phrase for that is a direct democracy. The American Republic was never set up to facilitate actual democracy. Republicans to this day sniff at the concept and if the topic is ever broached it is just a matter of seconds before they utter 'mob rule' or a similar phrase that only exhibits their complete disdain for the 'masses.' And the Democratic Party, with democracy in its name no less, is so democratic that they fixed their primaries to shaft Bernie. The American Republic at inception, designed only by rich white men for rich white men, is now possibly more corrupt than it ever was.

A direct democracy is indeed the answer. Consider the vast majority of issues that Americans agree on that the politicians ignore. Americans wants more taxes for the rich--politicians say no. Americans want clean air and water--politicians say no. And on and on. The American Republic is nothing but a constant obfuscation of democratic movements masquerading as a quasi democracy. An oligarchy that lets it's citizens choose between 2 carefully vetted choices every 4 years. Do you choose A who will murder 1 million or B who will murder 2 million? What a sparkling democracy!

Democracy 2.0 is coming.