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Check out: http://dcist.com/2008/10/24/absentee_ballot_problem_reported_to.php
This is ridiculous ...... and you wonder why the residents are worried about their vote counting and fraud at the polling locations?
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DC is so backward and corrupt it should NEVER be a state.
Posted By Libby / At 10/24/08 7:41 AM
Posted By Libby / At 10/24/08 7:41 AM
Libby: So you don't believe in the concept of democracy that America was founded on?
Posted By Sam Farmer / At 10/24/08 8:32 AM
Posted By Sam Farmer / At 10/24/08 8:32 AM
Sam: As a matter of fact I do believe in the constitution of the United States. Nowhere in the document does it recognize DC as a state.
Posted By Libby / At 10/24/08 9:13 AM
Posted By Libby / At 10/24/08 9:13 AM
Libby, that wasn't the question. The question was do you believe in the concept of democracy that America was founded on ... not if you believe that DC should be recognized as a state becausee of the constitution.
From dictionary.com
de?moc?ra?cy? ?/d??m?kr?si/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [di-mok-ruh-see] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -cies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
2. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.
3. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.
4. political or social equality; democratic spirit.
5. the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.
Posted By Rob A / At 10/24/08 9:44 AM
From dictionary.com
de?moc?ra?cy? ?/d??m?kr?si/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [di-mok-ruh-see] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -cies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
2. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.
3. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.
4. political or social equality; democratic spirit.
5. the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.
Posted By Rob A / At 10/24/08 9:44 AM
Ah, Libby, that is true, but avenues towards statehood as detailed in the Constitution have nothing to do with perceived or actual "backwardness" or "corruption." Spare all of us the "DC doesn't deserve it" argument. The District has been poorly managed in the past, and still has its problems, but numerous other states, cities, and towns have had similar problems in the past or present-- none have had their statehoods revoked. Whether the Constitution provides the grounds for DC to become a state short of a constitutional amendment is a great philosophical and legal debate. Whether it "deserves" statehood based on its past leadership and governance is not.
Posted By TJM / At 10/24/08 9:45 AM
Posted By TJM / At 10/24/08 9:45 AM
When our coutry was founded only property OWNERS could vote. Only white men could vote, So, the answer is: NO, I do not agree to democracy as define by our founders.
Posted By Libby / At 10/24/08 11:25 AM
Posted By Libby / At 10/24/08 11:25 AM
Furthermore, USDJ should run our elections because the locals are too stupid to run it themselves.
Posted By Libby / At 10/24/08 11:40 AM
Posted By Libby / At 10/24/08 11:40 AM
DCBOEE needs to be revamped from the ground up. But check out the NEW DC Council site: www.DCCouncil.us. It's finally a world class web site. We should have a world class BOEE to ensure that our democracy is functioning properly for everyone.
Posted By martin / At 10/25/08 8:51 AM
Posted By martin / At 10/25/08 8:51 AM
