Scenarios about 'town meetings'
Town meetings are a form of direct democratic governance originating in colonial New England where citizens gather to debate and vote on local issues. This participatory system allows community members to collectively make decisions about budgets, laws, and civic matters, embodying grassroots democracy at its most fundamental level. In alternate history scenarios, town meetings often serve as focal points for examining how different political structures might have evolved with stronger local governance traditions.
What If New England Town Meeting Governance Spread More Widely?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the direct democratic town meeting system of New England became the predominant local governance model across the United States, reshaping American democracy and civic engagement.