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RKP5637

(67,112 posts) Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:30 AM Apr 2016

All voting should be open to all in a democracy. AND, the following should be dumped by law! [View all]

Get rid of the: Electoral College, Delegates, Super Delegates, PACs, Super PACs and Lobbyists. Also, term limits on ALL politicians. There are too many career politicians on the money trough. And limit this endless money flow into politics. Dump Citizens United, one of the most anti-democracy crap rulings by SCOTUS. Then, MAYBE, we could call the US a democracy than this half-assed corrupt system we have now.

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All voting should be open to all in a democracy. AND, the following should be dumped by law! [View all] RKP5637 Apr 2016 OP

I agree metroins Apr 2016 #1

Probably, but it's not even about Hillary. It's about our supposed democracy in general. However, RKP5637 Apr 2016 #2

Representative Democracy metroins Apr 2016 #3

... but the delegates do not necessarily have to follow what the people voted for. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #4

Neither do our congressmen or presidents nt metroins Apr 2016 #6

Yep, is that ever true!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #9

Too simplistic. To be heard you need to advertise. To advertise, you need money. randome Apr 2016 #5

Yes on public financing. ...but I don't think politicians should buy elections with their own money. RKP5637 Apr 2016 #10

Career politicians are bad? Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2016 #7

Far too many career politicians. I'm speaking of the future. n /t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #11

So he gets a pass... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2016 #14

Yep, as does Hillary! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #18

Get rid of caucases too Beaverhausen Apr 2016 #8

Yep! Caucuses were likely great eons ago, but IMO not in the 21st Century. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #13

Don't forget the damned EVM's stellanoir Apr 2016 #12

Definitely!!! But as is often the case, it just morphs along. The entire voting system needs to be RKP5637 Apr 2016 #16

Congress could be challenged by this clause cleverly embedded in their oath of office. . . stellanoir Apr 2016 #19

So let's go back to the genteel corruption-free politics of the 1870's! whatthehey Apr 2016 #15

LOL!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #17

You mean the Tammany Hall era? Retrograde Apr 2016 #20

Voting in general elections, sure Spider Jerusalem Apr 2016 #21

I agree Johonny Apr 2016 #22