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canetoad

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5. What lies at the core of any democracy

Reply to Atman (Original post)

Tue Apr 18, 2017, 06:22 PM

Apr 2017

Is the confidence that:

1. All citizens are allowed to vote
2. Their votes are counted

When that's gone, so is democracy.

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I don't trust any election anymore. [View all] Atman Apr 2017 OP

We've known our elections have had issues for some time and we haven't worked on it. NightWatcher Apr 2017 #1

Lots of people have been trying for many years. Verified Voting has been at it since before the Amaryllis Apr 2017 #7

Gerrymandering, vote suppression and the EC have stabbed the heart of our democracy Calculating Apr 2017 #2

Any faith in the US election system is now defunct BSdetect Apr 2017 #3

Glad people are waking up to this Worktodo Apr 2017 #4

What lies at the core of any democracy canetoad Apr 2017 #5

National polls were more accurate in 2016 than in 2012 mythology Apr 2017 #6

"GOP pretty much OWNS the entire voting machine industry" moondust Apr 2017 #8

IT is very true that GOP owns voting machine industry as those of us who have been . Amaryllis Apr 2017 #9

I agree with what you say Atman. BUT ... MainSt99 Apr 2017 #10

Oldie but goodie. I did this during the W years. Atman Apr 2017 #11

The machines can be manipulated.. yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #13

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