That's the point, cantons being smaller allow a closer proximity to the neighborhood. Switzerland is a bit special, no president but 7 ministers from different parties rotating  presidency during the government, voting each plan devised before they are implemented. Yep, governments are not cool, but among bad things, it is certainly not the worst

satoshiplanet

ah interesting, i have heard of swiss cantons before but haven’t dug into the specifics of how they work

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Do You Trust Your Government?

Citizens may propose changes to the constitution with popular initiatives or request optional referendums on any law voted, moreover swiss political system is more decentralized than the american one, talking about cantons we are really referring to what an american would recognize as the local level in politics, swiss cantons are often the same size as a small american metropolitan area