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In reply to the discussion: My GOD, the GOP is getting bold in their assault on Obama and Obmacare... [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)if you will, designed to make us "Root for OUR TEAM!" We get caught up fighting issues and watching "spineless" (bought off) Democrats lose over and over. The root problem is our system of electing, our supposed, Representatives. The special interests give regular donations to politicians as long as they "play ball" and vote the way the special interests want them too. What we want doesn't count, i.e. background checks on assault rifles, universal single payer health care... The ONLY thing we need to focus on is campaign finance reform! Publicly Funded Elections would help to reduce the influence on the politicians and give us our Representative Government back! Until then we are spinning our wheels and getting screwed.
I would like to see everyone at DU get on board and make this an issue that cannot be ignored!