A True Democracy?

New Idea: I just commented on a couple of political posts on FB, and it occurred to me that perhaps we're trying so hard to fix this broken system that we've missed the fact that it has become obsolete. Once upon a time, it was the best governmental system on Earth for the average citizen. But it has become corrupt, and we will likely never work out all the bugs. The United States currently runs as a Democratic-Republic, meaning that the people vote in officials (Democracy) to make our laws (Republic). This system was chosen because at the time of its inception, it was the best way for the people's voices to be heard. It was impossible to count every vote with any sort of accuracy back then, so for things such as the Presidential election, an electoral college was created. We've already found the limitations in this system and debated lightly about abolishing it. Congress is designed for the same purpose as the electoral college. But now we have the greatest resource ever known to Man: the Internet. With a few clicks, every computer in America is able to access the exact wording of all the bills that are being debated. It's far more difficult to attach self-serving legislation into a proposal if ten million people can call you out on it. However, it would require the people to step up and take responsibility for our own governing, which seems to be the new paradigm anyway. Imagine it: a true democracy that makes laws for itself.