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minus-squarejesuiscequejesuis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoIt’s painful to admit, but American politicians do not actually represent Americans. Over 80% of us believe abortion should be legal under some if not all circumstances. We are being held hostage by an ignorant minority. https://news.gallup.com/poll/321143/americans-stand-abortion.aspx
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIf your politicians don’t represent the people, what the heck are they doing? Or, why do your people still vote for them?
minus-squareThunderWhiskers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 months agoBecause the party that most people don’t vote for have become exceedingly adept at gaming the system.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThen do something about it. But your other party won’t change it either, because they use the same loopholes.
It’s painful to admit, but American politicians do not actually represent Americans. Over 80% of us believe abortion should be legal under some if not all circumstances. We are being held hostage by an ignorant minority.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/321143/americans-stand-abortion.aspx
If your politicians don’t represent the people, what the heck are they doing?
Or, why do your people still vote for them?
Because the party that most people don’t vote for have become exceedingly adept at gaming the system.
Then do something about it.
But your other party won’t change it either, because they use the same loopholes.