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According to their party platform, the Democratic party would likely oppose an effort to b)remove business regulations. This because business regulations make sure that the worker and the workplace is being treat correctly and removing it would mean that this would most likely be jeopardized. Democrats support social justice and a mixed economy, as well as promote a center-left and social-liberal platform.
Direct democracy would be extremely costly because people would have to vote on every single thing and this would cost time and money to ensure everyone has voted. It couldn't be resolved in early times, but maybe with the age of technology, you could surpass that by having everyone vote online or something similar.