There is an issue in that our society doesn't provide us with the time and space needed to participate properly in governance. This is true even of Congresspersons: they spend as much time providing the service as they do keeping their job [1]--and those two activities aren't the same. We need a culture where companies see it as normal and natural for people to take time out of their daily/weekly/monthly schedule to seriously study and engage with issues.
I still think it is impossible because nobody can be an expert in everything, and furthermore, it is something I personally don't want to do. I have other interests than politics.
[1] http://politicalpartytime.org/blog/2013/01/18/bennet-leads-t...