Our system is not democratic [View All]

[CreekDog]

"Democracy is a form of government in which the right to govern or sovereignty is held by the majority of citizens within a country or a state. It is derived from the Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía (info)), "popular government","

the majority of citizens do not elect the majority of senators.

the majority of citizens can vote for a president and not have him/her elected thanks to the electoral college.

the compromises we made to the South to allow slavery and minimize democracy are still with us in some form.

and the result of this currently is that almost all the progressive legislation is bottled up because a minority representing a still smaller minority in smaller, conservative states with 2 senators.

Undemocratic aspects of our system are preventing the majority of citizens from being fully represented. That's stopping universal health care, repeal of don't ask, don't tell, stopping more rights for workers and so forth.

:rant: