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0rganism

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3. the vote is not restricted to white male landholders anymore

Reply to MadHound (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:18 PM

Jan 2013

The founders may have stacked the deck against direct democracy, but more and more freedoms have crept in as the generations pass.

Sadly, on climate change, you may indeed be correct.

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Face it, nothing meaningful is going to change until it is far too late. [View all] MadHound Jan 2013 OP

Sure NoOneMan Jan 2013 #1

At least we still have twinkies! snooper2 Jan 2013 #2

Umm ... About that ... Kablooie Jan 2013 #8

the vote is not restricted to white male landholders anymore 0rganism Jan 2013 #3

... ___ ... WillyT Jan 2013 #4

You may be wrong? RobertEarl Jan 2013 #5

R#1 & K for, totally absolutely true. But we're hard wired that way. UTUSN Jan 2013 #6

I sometimes think the answer lies in knowing the difference between reality and "logic". glinda Jan 2013 #7

Now you're talking! I agree. Amonester Jan 2013 #9

The Roman Empire PATRICK Jan 2013 #10

The Tiger & The Cliff. bvar22 Jan 2013 #11

We have a highly reactionary congress. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #12

Wanted to add that there are some forward thinkers in congress. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #13

to a large extent, the public is NOT demanding change hfojvt Jan 2013 #14

People recognize that changes need to be made, Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2013 #15