They are contradicted by overwhelming evidence that voting and elections do not remove dominating power - they create such power. We have to understand that there are two opposing forms of power - this dominating power that comes from a desire to control, and a popular power that comes from mass participation in decision making. OligarchicalWhen dominating power is enacted, as in the present conflicts in the Your Party space, then you get a collapse of participatory power. I propose three concrete social designs which are essential to prevent regression into oligarchical power, the power of the few; and to enhance participatory power, the power of the many. Participatory power demands participation - that people of an area decide on their candidates themselves, thank you very much.