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This wasn't news then, why is it news now? Less is demanded of our voting system than of our ATM system. The irony is that it is the same system. People vote w
by angstrom 13y ago
This wasn't news then, why is it news now?
Less is demanded of our voting system than of our ATM system. The irony is that it is the same system. People vote with their money every day. Western democracy is realized through the market system on a national level. Locally it is still in tact as a function of voting ballots and money.
Governance is largely about the use of limited resources and less about civil liberties. Civil liberties are largely a function of popular majority and politicians just reflect the popular opinion of the day.
- D9u 13y ago"We the People" don't actually vote for the President, this is reserved for the "Electoral College." The only "people" who "vote with their money" are the corporate interests, as most of us are far too poor to do to so. I highly doubt that the current domestic surveillance program is a reflection of the popular opinion, nor do I believe that drone attacks on the other side of the world are supported by the majority of the populace.
- eli 13y agoVoting has radically different requirements than withdrawing money because of ballot secrecy.
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