The current “voting” system only allows the voters to choose among the lesser of any two evil representatives. The “representative voting” never allows “the people” to vote upon specific issues or legislation.
Yes, and that is by design. So far in history, no democracy has been a TRUE democracy. Even Athenian democracy excluded women, slaves, and non-residents from political participation, which meant that only adult male citizens could vote and hold office.
Today's incarnations of democracy don't seem to be much better...
Hence for a few years now of late recognition on my dim bulb part do I add the pre-fix Pay2Play\Pay-2-Ply "democracy."
Changing that can happen on the cheap via Town Hall meetings & Public Forums. Yet it will be a heavy and sustained LIFT that gets that dream off the grounds of gravity....
Town Halls can be great, but getting serious people to attend them is a challenge. At the national level, the RNC and DNC are heavily “influenced” by “Big Money” and “Dark Money” to ignore or suppress the will of the Town Hall participants.
Public ignorance and apathy are in abundance. I also hear the complaints about “I don’t have the time. I’m too buy.” I might accept that from low-paid parents who work multiple jobs just to get by.
I am frustrated to hear that from retirees living on pensions or Social Security, with nothing better to do than complain, privately, but not at the Town Halls — which they usually don’t attend.
The current “voting” system only allows the voters to choose among the lesser of any two evil representatives. The “representative voting” never allows “the people” to vote upon specific issues or legislation.
Yes, and that is by design. So far in history, no democracy has been a TRUE democracy. Even Athenian democracy excluded women, slaves, and non-residents from political participation, which meant that only adult male citizens could vote and hold office.
Today's incarnations of democracy don't seem to be much better...
The elite “Founders” of the USA studied the history of Rome and Greece.
Hence for a few years now of late recognition on my dim bulb part do I add the pre-fix Pay2Play\Pay-2-Ply "democracy."
Changing that can happen on the cheap via Town Hall meetings & Public Forums. Yet it will be a heavy and sustained LIFT that gets that dream off the grounds of gravity....
Warmly and appreciatively to all participants
Tio Mitchito
Gracias, Tio Mitchito,
Town Halls can be great, but getting serious people to attend them is a challenge. At the national level, the RNC and DNC are heavily “influenced” by “Big Money” and “Dark Money” to ignore or suppress the will of the Town Hall participants.
Public ignorance and apathy are in abundance. I also hear the complaints about “I don’t have the time. I’m too buy.” I might accept that from low-paid parents who work multiple jobs just to get by.
I am frustrated to hear that from retirees living on pensions or Social Security, with nothing better to do than complain, privately, but not at the Town Halls — which they usually don’t attend.