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Category Archives: Government
Freedom
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. A lot of people truly misunderstand FREEDOM, and actually believe they can have it and are ENTITLED to it. While the concept of freedom can be used … Continue reading
Limitations of Direct Democracy
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from flavian: It’s not direct democracy if a majority dictates for a minority. And some times it’s not even a majority. … Continue reading
Making Direct Democracy Work
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from DAN1: Hi “EvanFromHeaven”. Ol Dan here. Looks like the suggestion to put Direct Democracy on the Occupy Wall Street list … Continue reading
Mob RULE!
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from DAN1: Ooops! There’s that dirty word again. “Mob rule”. The best way to not have mob rule is to not … Continue reading
Some Problems With Voting
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from occupythegreenparty: I’ve been thinking about our election system. I know there are many groups working on different things Like getting … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government, Occupy Wall Street, Progressive Politics, Social Justice
Tagged democracy, Elections, government, Occupy Wall Street, Voting
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Direct Democracy – Not As Simple As It Seems
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. I wish Direct Democracy was as easy and effective as it seems. It isn’t. Here are two reasons. Think about it. Why do the presidential elections always … Continue reading
Controlling Corporate Voting Influence
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. The founding father’s ( Jefferson ) addressed this [the influence of corporations on voting]. While corporations have value, to maintain the “equal vote” principle of democracy, no … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Constitution, Government, Progressive Politics, Social Justice
Tagged Corporate Interest, democracy, government, Occupy Wall Street, Voting
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Alternatives for Funding Elections
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. One of the failures of our system is that people in leadership are not required, by their job description, to broadly research and understand the wide variety … Continue reading
How Do We Get Congress to Work Together?
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Previous posts suggested the key to getting politicians to work together was getting them to mingle at more informal events. An example given was BARBECUES. Here is … Continue reading
Impending Crisis in Student Loans
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from hdent: I think it is great people are trading ideas on all of these topics. I am not sure how … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Occupy Wall Street, Progressive Politics, Social Justice
Tagged Education, government, Greed, Occupy Wall Street
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