Bumper sticker seen on a car recently...Very accurate

[WillParkinson]

Ours is not a democracy.
It's an auction.

Simple, but quite eloquent and, sadly, too true.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. That explains everything. And we know who the auctioneers and buyers are. nt

[Synicus Maximus]

2. Actually ours is not a demopcray it is a republic.

[lastlib]

4. ...If we can keep it.....

...off the auction block

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. It is a very corrupt empire

We crossed the rubicon a while ago...

[bongbong]

6. Actually not

Nope, the repig Talking Point that "we're not a Democracy, we're a Republic" hasn't been true since Lincoln penned these words 145+ years ago:

"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."

Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864, letter to Col. William F. Elkins

[Larry Ogg]

7. What would it be if the Economic Royalty had the power to hand pick who we voted for?

What would it be if it didn't matter who we voted for,

because the working class was going to get f*<ked regardless of who won?

What would it be if not getting f*<ked was not an option,

and the only thing the working class voters could do,

was to choose between getting f*<ked by a blue d*ck

or getting f*<ked by a red d*ck?

What would it be if...

[ZombieHorde]

9. Our republic is a type of democracy.

The two aren't exclusive.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. I swear I thought this said "bumper sticker seen on a cat"

Time to go to the eye doctor.

[Bjorn Against]

8. If anyone wants one they sell them at Northern Sun

http://www.northernsun.com/search.html?mv_session_id=Qh3wJqtQ&fi=products&co=yes&st=db&ml=15&sp=results&tf=category&to=cat&sf=%3Aprod_group%3Acategory%3Asku%3Adescription%3Acomment%3Atitle&ms=2&su=1&op=aq&se=auction