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Edited by CrazyLincoln:
10/14/2018 3:35:28 AM
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How can America be a Democratic Country?
I have some questions #Offtopic:
First, how can America be a Democratic country when the president was elected with a minority of the popular vote? [spoiler] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-lost-popular-vote-hillary-clinton-us-election-president-history-a7470116.html[/spoiler] How is it possible the majority party in the senate represents a minority of of the the total population of the United States, and the same is true for the house of representatives? [spoiler] https://www.economist.com/briefing/2018/07/12/americas-electoral-system-gives-the-republicans-advantages-over-democrats[/spoiler]
How can there states where a party with a majority of party votes has less control over the state legislator compared to the actual legislative majority? [spoiler] https://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/25/gerrymandering-2016-election/[/spoiler]
I call into question the legitimacy of not only the current “majority” party into question but the entire governmental system. How can a system that allows corporate interests to literally write laws, and disregards public opinion a legitimate governmental system? [spoiler] https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/how-corporate-lobbyists-conquered-american-democracy/390822/[/spoiler] [spoiler] https://www.dancarlin.com/common-sense-home-landing-page/[/spoiler]
What legitimacy does a government that claims to exist in support of the people and by the people but instead is run by international corporations and banks which completely ignore public opinion? A country where the majority party hold a minority population? I ask, honestly. How does anybody reconcile the hypocrisy of such a system?
Edit: As I have seen the same comment used over and over I’m simply going to address it within this edit. First, this topic is discussing the MERITS of the political system, not asking WHAT the political system is. I am not saying America has X political system. I am saying the way the political system currently operates is not only a failure, but in total contradiction to the founding principles of the founding documents of the country. Saying: “America is a democratic republic” does not address my criticisms of the system, and it generally misses the point. Thank you.
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The US typically has one of the lowest voter turnouts when it comes to elections. The majority of people who are registered to vote typically do not go out to vote when the time comes (with the exception of presidential elections, and even then, voter turnout rates are abysmal). The minority gets to voice their opinion because the majority who are able to vote decide to stay back at home, thumbs up their bootyholes, and complain about the minority. This year, Uber and Lyft are giving free rides to people on November 6, so people can go out and vote. Mail-in ballots are underutilized. This year, there are so many ways people can go out to vote, so there really isn't a legitimate reason for someone to complain about their voice not being heard unless they aren't eligible to vote. The town I live in is around 100,000+ now, and based off of the voting data in previous years, voter turnout rate here is usually around 20-30%. This only takes into account people who are eligible to vote, so people who are undocumented, not registered to vote, dead, or under the age of 18 don't count. Even with those factors, the voter turnout here is abysmally low. The majority of Americans don't care about who runs their government. They only love to complain and not do anything to contribute or shape the government. I want to emphasize again that the average American, the majority of Americans, who are able to vote, but do not go out to vote (or mail in) are just as much of the problem that they love to complain about. They are sitting with thumbs up their bootyholes at home and complaining rather than actually doing something about it. I don't understand why people choose to register to vote, but they don't go out and use that power that is given to them. They must love jury duty, I guess.
