Posted from Uvalde: "We are not a red state. We are a oppressed state."

[Novara]

13. Voting is the perfect solution if our votes are counted equally

But gerrymandering and voter suppression makes sure our votes are not counted with equal weight.

Don't you see it in the differences between public opinion and the representation we actually have? The majority of the country supports abortion; abortion is going to be banned. The majority of the country supports gun restrictions; we have unfettered access to guns now. Republicans get a LOT of money from the NRA and special interest groups and they answer to THEM, not us. That is NOT how it's supposed to be. We are ruled by the minority.

Abolish Citizen's United.

Abolish gerrymandering.

Abolish the electoral college.

Abolish the filibuster.

THEN we'll see our votes count equally; our voices heard equally. Until then, our votes don't count equally and we are ruled by the minority. Turnout won't change that, not that I am discouraging voting, not at all. The more we illustrate the difference between the numbers of democratic votes and our votes not counting, the better chance we have to change it. You can bet if the system was rigged to favor Democrats, it would have been changed long ago.