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Democracy is Dead. [View all] kentuck Aug 2013 OP
It seems to me that people don't want to be bothered to govern themselves until there's a crisis. factsarenotfair Aug 2013 #1
Again? WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #2
Zombiemocrats Rule! RobertEarl Aug 2013 #8
9% is horrendous n2doc Aug 2013 #3
I agree that it should be made a lot more convenient to vote. Of course in a lot of states totodeinhere Aug 2013 #20
Booker is not his buddy adieu Aug 2013 #22
Au contrare n2doc Aug 2013 #23
Here in Wisconsin we're arresting people for exercising their 1st Amendment Rights in the Capitol. Scuba Aug 2013 #4
In Modern America, you don't have rights unless you fight for them in a courtroom AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #10
Look how long it took a judge to rule on "Stop and Frisk" in NYC. kentuck Aug 2013 #11
But apparently Joe Kennedy is not n/t RZM Aug 2013 #5
want to see paathetic? arely staircase Aug 2013 #6
Please finally tell us what you really want. great white snark Aug 2013 #7
Maybe we should have mandatory voting? No benefits without proof of voting in kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #9
Republicans voted even less than Democrats. FarCenter Aug 2013 #12
One reason for the low turnout among the Republicans is that it is pretty much a totodeinhere Aug 2013 #21
one thing that might have happened hfojvt Aug 2013 #28
The Pallone campaign's phone calls were annoyingly frequent FarCenter Aug 2013 #29
Publicly funded elections ut oh Aug 2013 #13
Politicians have failed us n/t leftstreet Aug 2013 #14
and the surest way you can tell is that their flunkies say all the problems are solely because MisterP Aug 2013 #15
What can the people do? How about turning out to vote? MineralMan Aug 2013 #16
Good point, Mineral Man. kentuck Aug 2013 #24
When the choice is between the Big Mac or the Whopper no one is excited to dine... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #17
George Washington had this to say about parties (factions) and politicians. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #18
Moribund, but not fully dead cali Aug 2013 #19
I wish I were not so cynical... kentuck Aug 2013 #25
People don't vote in off-year primaries. For the last 20 years in my town, the average is about 12% struggle4progress Aug 2013 #26
Corporate States of America. raouldukelives Aug 2013 #27
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