AI Will Turn Elections into Decisions. The New Book DON’T VOTE. DECIDE. Maps a Post-Party Future.

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New York City, New York Nov 1, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - Democracy may soon face the most profound transformation in its history one that could make political parties obsolete.

In DONT VOTE. DECIDE., filmmaker Ladislav Faith presents a working blueprint: people vote directly in an app on high-impact issues, and artificial intelligence executes and verifies those decisions instantly, transparently, without rhetoric.

AI is not meant to govern. Its meant to serve.
(Chapter 6 Artificial Intelligence as a Civil Servant)

The book portrays AI as the states conscience accountant: a system that flags waste, compares costs to outcomes, and corrects distortions in real time.
This isnt rule by machines; its about making human decisions fast, auditable, and revisable.
Faith argues that if machines can optimize logistics and medicine, they can also help manage public will not by replacing it, but by processing it fairly and precisely.

Modern democracies, he writes, run on outdated operating systems systems designed for the 19th century, not for a connected world where information travels faster than policy.
People live in real time, but they still vote in intervals. Data updates daily; laws dont.
DONT VOTE. DECIDE. suggests that democracys real weakness is not corruption or ideology, but latency the time gap between collective awareness and collective action.

At the same time, the book argues that political parties were brilliant in the age of stagecoaches but in an era of real-time communication, theyre obsolete.

Political parties arent evil. Theyre just software that forgot to update.
(Chapter 3 Political Parties: A Temporary Fix That Rusted)

Faith envisions citizens using secure digital platforms to decide on budget priorities, social programs, or environmental action.
Each proposal would carry measurable data: cost, expected outcome, and long-term impact.
Once approved by majority, the system would trigger automated execution, with AI monitoring transparency and compliance at every step.
The goal is not to eliminate institutions, but to make them responsive turning politics into a continuous process instead of a distant ritual.
Its not about speed, but about precision and traceability.

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The book also asks a broader question: if people can rate a driver or a movie in seconds, why cant they co-manage their government with similar immediacy?
Faiths answer is that they can once trust is rebuilt not around personalities, but around verifiable data and open systems.

Ultimately, DONT VOTE. DECIDE. frames a new social contract between citizens and technology one in which intelligence, both human and artificial, collaborates rather than competes.
Its a call to rethink democracy before it becomes a relic, and to design participation for a century that no longer waits four years to make a decision.
The question is no longer whether democracy can evolve but whether we will allow it to.

DONT VOTE. DECIDE. is not anti-democratic; its a user manual for democracys upgrade less promise, more delivery.
A vision where politics becomes operations and accountability returns to citizens, powered by technologies that already exist but remain politically unused.

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Website: https://dontvotedecide.com
X (Twitter): https://x.com/LadislavFaith
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXJB9Q75

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Acclaimed horror novelist and U.S. Army veteran Vanessa M. Chattman returns with a chilling new supernatural tale that promises to haunt readers long after the final page. Her latest novel, BENEATH THE OAK, delivers a gripping blend of psychological terror, hidden family secrets, and ghostly suspensecementing Vanessa M. Chattmans reputation as one of the most compelling voices in modern horror.

Set in the quiet isolation of rural America, BENEATH THE OAK follows Alyssa Ward, a grieving woman forced to confront the shadows of her past when she returns to her childhood home after her mothers sudden death. What she expects to be a simple homecoming becomes a descent into a generational nightmare. The massive oak tree looming behind the houseonce a symbol of comfortnow pulses with an eerie, oppressive presence. At night, whispers seep from its roots, and ghostly silhouettes gather beneath its branches, watching, waiting.

As Alyssa sorts through her mothers belongings, she discovers a series of journals revealing a dark family curse tied to the ancient tree. For generations, the Ward family has been tormented by a spirit bound to the oakone that selects a single family member to keep beneath its roots. When Alyssa begins experiencing visions of a young girl calling her name, begging for release, she realizes the curse is awakening once more.

The deeper Alyssa digs into her familys past, the more the veil between the living and the dead unravels. The spirit beneath the oak soon reveals its true identitysomeone Alyssa once knew, someone she unknowingly abandoned. To break the curse, Alyssa must confront buried memories, longforgotten guilt, and a supernatural force determined to claim her as its next offering. The battle becomes not only for her life, but for her soul.

Vanessa M. Chattmans signature styleatmospheric, emotionally charged, and rooted in psychological horrorshines throughout BENEATH THE OAK. Known for her ability to blend haunting imagery with human vulnerability, Chattman crafts a narrative that is both terrifying and profoundly intimate. Her exploration of grief, memory, and generational trauma elevates the novel beyond traditional horror, offering readers a story that is as thoughtprovoking as it is chilling.

With a growing body of acclaimed work spanning supernatural fiction, psychological thrillers, and cinematic screenplays, Vanessa M. Chattman continues to push the boundaries of the genre. BENEATH THE OAK stands as one of her most powerful works to datea haunting reminder that the past never truly stays buried, and some spirits refuse to be forgotten.

BENEATH THE OAK is now available through major retailers and online platforms. Readers seeking a gripping, atmospheric, and emotionally resonant supernatural horror experience will find themselves captivatedand hauntedby Vanessa M. Chattmans latest masterpiece.

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