Most people cannot agree on even simple and straightforward issues due to any number of reasons ranging from capacity for change, political alignment, or what their favorite news anchor told them to do.
And that seems obvious enough that it really does just sound like you're wanting deregulation.
And if not, then it sounds like you want to have your cake and eat it too.
Most people cannot agree on even simple and straightforward issues due to any number of reasons ranging from capacity for change, political alignment, or what their favorite news anchor told them to do
This is not true, most people don't really care. They might have a team they root for, but even those seemingly braindead people that are posting on the internet towing their party line are just looking for a way to fit in. They are all capable of thinking for themselves, and most of them will have a reasonable conversation with you if you run into them in the real world.
Seriously all I am saying is that regulation should be slow to change, and be approved by elected officials. I also think there should be way more congressional districts, and senators. Currently there is way too small of a sample size to be representative of the population. Basically I'm in favor of more democracy not less. Honestly if it wasn't such a waste of time I would be ok with replacing congress with open voting on every issue.
I do agree that it's an interesting thought experiment to consider if federal law were decided entirely by popular voting. I think it would need to be compulsory, however, to ensure enough people voted on niche issues.
And that seems obvious enough that it really does just sound like you're wanting deregulation.
And if not, then it sounds like you want to have your cake and eat it too.