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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe legitimacy of the American Political system is at stake today
Can it be bought by the most flawed candidate in history?
Can a few rich men usurp the wishes of the majority?
Despite it's problems (including voter suppression and racism) I think the American political system is way more sound than the RWs would like to believe.
GObama!!!
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)What do you think about Ohio? They've already established the cheat.
malaise
(269,054 posts)So do ReTHUGs which is why they have headed to Pennsylvania with a view to cheating there.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)As battered and bruised and beaten as our democracy is, as our Constitution has been savagely drug through the mud and the muck and the mire, as billionaires and multi-national corporations decide our laws and even our leaders, the ONE thing We the People have is our vote. This is where We the People can counter ALL of that.
It is an awesome thought, isn't it?
malaise
(269,054 posts)that there are people actively trying to remove that right as well.
This election is very important
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)Remember people saying, "Where is the outrage?" It's taken 12 years but we're seeing it with a vengeance. I think we've reached critical mass and the backlash is here.
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)they have made many gains over the last few years by suppression and various forms of criminal theft.
malaise
(269,054 posts)Banish the haters