Perhaps now is a rare historical opportunity for the POTUS to implement some form(s) of 'direct democracy'? US Senator Blows the Whistle: Americans Kept in the Dark as CIA Wages Covert Wars Across the Globe http://russia-insider.com/en/us-senator-blows-whistle-no-one-knows-how-many-... " Rand Paul reminds Americans that they are not allowed to know how many covert wars the CIA is waging. In other words: the Agency is conducting multiple secret wars with basically zero transparency or oversight. Democracy in action! "