Re: “Save the press, but leave out the word ‘democracy’ ” (Oct. 12, Opinion):
A brand new report theorizes that “years of political messaging have created fatigue across the phrase ‘democracy.’ ” I’d hazard that greater than fatigue, downright skepticism is concerned.
Persons are understandably involved concerning the absurd position large cash performs in elections and politics. Fairly than a contest of concepts, we’ve got a horse race for contributions. Gerrymandering assures that our “representatives” get the voters they need, however voters don’t get the illustration they need and deserve. The electoral faculty creates huge inequities within the potential affect of voters from state to state. Not in a battleground state? Your vote is probably going irrelevant to the result on the nationwide degree. Our two-party system typically requires voting for the “lesser of two evils,” leaving different concepts out of the dialog.
Our imperfect “democracy” was just lately kicked to the curb by many citizens. Fix Democracy First works in Washington state to realize truthful elections and authorities insurance policies that mirror the desire of the individuals and never the facility of cash. We run initiatives and tasks in assist of public financing campaigns, truthful elections, voters’ rights, overturning Residents United, alternate voting programs and voter schooling and registration.
We’ve options; we’d like your assist.
Linda Brewster, Port Townsend, board president, Repair Democracy First
