Would the country be better with a truer democracy?

[Anal_Hershiser]

http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2012/1...tion-of-i-502/

I might go smoke in front of a cop just because I can. One of the first states to legalize Marijuana. One of the first states to make online gambling illegal. Makes sense.

[Rollo Tomasi]

The answer is The United States of American is not a Democracy

it is a Constitutional Republic

[Corrigan]

is it a Constitutional Republic

Congratulations, Rollo. You fucked up a four word sentence.

[GrenadaRoger]

certainly the country would be different, those in charge know that and thus this country does not encourage participation as other countries do...

the most extreme example i know of is Austrailia, where if you do not vote you are fined $95....voter turn out there is well over 96%

if indeed voting was required in the US, you would see a country with far better medical and old age benefits, higher taxes and far less defense spending

this country has a few things to prevent the vicissitudes of current popular politics from quickly changing our law....things like the electoral college, staggered senate elections, lifetime terms for supreme court justices, pre-election day registration for voting and the bill of rights...some of these things are good...others not so imho

[Rollo Tomasi]

it is a Constitutional Republic

Congratulations, Rollo. You fucked up a four word sentence.

ty fixed