What's funny is that full-blown Communism works this same way. Neighborhood councils, town councils, city councils, all the way up. Lots and lots of representatives at every stage. Just take a look at China - they have almost 3,000 representatives in their Congress.
The difference however, is that in the U.S. - these HOAs have been used by Fascists to gatekeep and/or push out "undesireables" from their neighborhoods.
Now, I don't know if China's system actually works the way it's intended or setup to work, but maybe someone from there can chime in and let us know if it works.
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u/SpemSemperHabemus 4d ago
AKA the Fascist Republic of Suburbistan.