voting

Postmortems of voting woes, disenfranchisement, and how countries around the world elect government officials.

Can We Do Anything About Our Eroding Freedoms?
Freedom has been won and lost a million times over thousands of years. Small groups and large groups have attempted to define and implement freedom. Everyone you ask will assure you they can tell you what freedom is. Unfortunately, as with all things, every person has a different opinion, making a "one size fits all" definition of freedom nearly impossible. There is a plethora of components that people agree on, but no two people will ever agree on every aspect.
By Bonita L Peterson3 years ago in The Swamp
Should Trump Run Again?
This is not a trick question or a trick answer. Pull up almost any website on the Internet these days and you’re likely to see an ad asking: “Should Donald Trump run again” Some ads will include the words “Should Donald Trump run for President again?” while others will not.
By Ken3 years ago in The Swamp
The Great Betrayal
It was a crushing day on so many levels. It started with great expectations of a hope-filled future and ended with a devastating slap in the face. The worst of it was realizing how naïve I really had been. I felt so conned and deceived. I pride myself on being discerning, so it was a devastating revelation.
By Bonita L Peterson3 years ago in The Swamp
How to Stop Voter Suppression... Permanently
» KEY POINTS In order to maintain power, a certain Political Party has attempted to restrict access to the ballot box because the fewer people who vote, the better they do. These efforts have happened mostly in the State legislatures that they control, but there are efforts to move to a national level. The only way to stop this and permanently bolster voter access is with a set of Constitution Amendments. Beyond just making it more convenient to cast a ballot and eliminate various methods of suppression, the people of the United States need an actual right to vote that they sorely lack today—and a compulsion to do so to go along with that right.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
Before you vote(My Deepest Trauma in America)
Dear America, friends, family, teachers, relatives, collages... Before you vote– Or anything– THINK! Please--THINK, ok….
By Meghan LeVaughn 3 years ago in The Swamp
Complete Overhaul: Electing the President of the United States
» KEY POINTS The Democratic and Republican Parties have intentionally created a feeling of hopelessness among voters in order to manipulate the results of elections, especially for President of the United States. Eliminating the Electoral College is only the start; it must be replaced with a system that combines ranked choice with negative votes in order to tabulate the actual will of the people. Unless election timeframes are extended and results are withheld for at least a week after polls close, then there is the potential for people to feel they still have no voice and instead choose to stay home.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
Left-Leaning Social Libertarian
» KEY POINTS The Republican and Democratic Parties— along with the media that follow them—perpetuate a lie that they are the only two choices in town. This lie is used to keep particular politicians in control; and the media rich in viewers and advertising dollars. An “Us vs. Them” never-ending war is good for those groups, though not the citizenry as a whole. People who do not subscribe to either major Political Party far outnumber those who do and therefore have all of the power, if only they would take it.
By J.P. Prag4 years ago in The Swamp
How the Republican Party Just Caused Its Own Death Due To Hate
Don't get me wrong about being happy and optimistic that the GOP is causing its own demise. I'm goddamn furious like the rest of you sane, rational thinking, pro-women people about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade if this plays out the way it sounds like it will. I'm disgusted that America is being set back in time at least 50 years or more by the religious right and old, white, men.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in The Swamp
How To Vote India and Why is National Voters' Day Celebrated Every Year ?
National Voters' Day is being celebrated across the country today. According to the Indian Constitution, the people are the foundation of this unique democracy, where the government is elected by the people, who have the direct right to elect the Central and State Governments once in 5 years. Today is the same public day.
By parth rakangor4 years ago in The Swamp
Voting In Australia
On December 4th, NSW held State and Council elections. (Federal elections will be next year in May) Voting in Australia, or at least the system we use, is one of the things that tends to confuse people, so I thought I'd explain it here.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
Plato on How Democracy Degenerates into Tyranny
This is an edited version of an essay I submitted for a mid-term on early western political thought. Libertarians tend to view Plato negatively, viewing his Republic as a blueprint for totalitarianism. Be that as it may, Plato had many interesting insights and this is one of the first perceptive critiques of democracy. He was so opposed to democracy because it was the democratic government of Athens that condemned his mentor Socrates to death for corrupting the youth of Athens. I used Francis Cornford's translation for the most part but occasionally quoted from a translation by George Grube.
By Marco den Ouden4 years ago in The Swamp
Manchin and Sinema just cost Democrats everything
Source: WEMU-FM (Ypsilanti, MI) Just like every other year, 2021 has an election day. Election day means elections, where people vote on candidates from school board directors to mayors - or if you’re in Virginia or New Jersey, governors. You see, the other 48 states elect their governors during the midterm elections, which will take place in 2022. Virginia and New Jersey elect their governors in the years immediately following the presidential election. These elections mean that for Virginians and New Jerseyans, that means gubernatorial ads nonstop wherever you go.
By A. Alexis Kreiser4 years ago in The Swamp