Liberal democracy under siege articles
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Why democracy is meaningless to the masses
It has become an accepted truism that today, liberal democracy is in a crisis.
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Democracy Dies In Primaries
Democracy Dies In Primaries Authored by Nick Troiano via RealClear Wire, Hillary Clinton recently told voters unhappy with the two 2024 presidential candidates this year: “Get over yourself.” With that comment, she not only dismissed the tens of millions of voters who had no say in choosing Biden and Trump, but also the two-thirds of voters overall who are frustrated with a rematch they do not want. There’s an exhausted majority of voters eager for something different, yet our...
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Commentary: Is our democracy in decline?
The greatest danger today in the United States is our political system itself. Among the greatest problems we face are the policy of gerrymandering and passage of the Citizens United legislation. Both practices are counter to the idea of democratic government as meant by our Constitution. They are counter to the idea of one man, one vote. A third problematic part of our government is the absence of term limits.