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America is now an Attention Deficit Democracy where citizens\u2019 ignorance and apathy allow politicians to do they please.<\/p>\n
The worst violation of voting rights occurs when election winners trample the law and the Constitution.<\/p>\n
Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.<\/p>\n
Ballot Buffoonery: Modern democracy is based on faith that the people can control what they do not understand.<\/p>\n
Voting is far more likely to sanctify politicians\u2019 power than to curb their abuses.<\/p>\n
I watch election returns like some people watch NASCAR – waiting for the next smash-up fireball signaling the demise of another tinhorn dictator.<\/p>\n
What government abuses and crimes can we expect to end as a result of almost 100 million people voting today?<\/p>\n
How can an election victory gained by a candidate\u2019s deceit provide a legitimate title to power over voters?<\/p>\n
Voting is often little more than a political lottery ticket where citizens are promised something for nothing.<\/p>\n
Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.<\/p>\n
Democracy unleashes the State in the name of the people.<\/p>\n
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.<\/p>\n
There are few more dangerous errors in political thinking than to equate democracy with liberty.<\/p>\n
Instead of revealing the “will of the people,” election results are often a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions.<\/p>\n
A lie that is accepted by a sufficient number of ignorant voters becomes a political truth.<\/p>\n
America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.<\/p>\n
A democracy without limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was created to protect.<\/p>\n
A successful politician is often merely someone who caged more votes than the other liar running for office.<\/p>\n
Regardless of the election results today, we can expect a continued bipartisan conspiracy against our rights & liberties.<\/p>\n
Rather than triumphs of self-government, elections are more often Execution Days for our rights and liberties.<\/p>\n
On Twitter @jimbovard<\/p>\n
[I will be updating this last as the day goes along]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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