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To: kvkkc1 who wrote (332)	8/16/2000 10:33:21 AM
From: ztect	Read Replies (1) of 666

True... But the elected representatives when elected, in theory are those that represent the greater will of the majority of the people who elected them, and not the will of those groups that pay these elected reps to get access to effect the elected representatives positions on specific issues and to give tax breaks to some of these groups that give the most. (Eg. Puerto Rico and pharmaceutical companies). The prevalent perception that the system is a pay to play arrangement is one of the many reasons that less and less people vote, which unfortunately ironically further increases of power of constituencies that vote en masse and the power of special corporate interests. What was the percent turn out of voters in 1996, and 1998 of eligible voters? Was it less than 50% in 1996, and even less than that in 1998? Why are election days on Tuesdays, instead of weekends when people don't have to work? For a country that has tried to spread its credo, even if that meant supporting oppressive regimes, our participation in the "democratic" process is less than exemplary. Unfortunately, when people feel that their votes don't make a difference, they don't vote. z

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