Our two-party system. Does it defeat the electoral process? I think so.
How can anyone call our form of government a democracy, when some people’s vote counts and other’s do not? The two national parties regularly manipulate voting district boundaries, in order to artificially put a thumb on the scales of our population’s ability have a real voice in government. The parties punish states that defy their rules, by barring candidates from ballots, disenfranchising voters by refusing to let delegates from Michigan and Florida participate in the process. What is the... Sign in to see full entry.