Besides voting, what actions do *you* take to participate in democracy?
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I volunteer, I write letters to my representatives (local, state and federal), I write letters to the editor, I contact friends with information I believe they would find useful, I participate in forums like this, I give money, I give time, I protest, I demonstrate, I challenge the status quo, I drive a rolling political statement...\n\nI do everything I can for the causes I believe in.
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Knock on doors and speak to people in person, let them voice their concerns and frustrations and listen. have a voter registration drive.
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Hey .. hey .. wait a minute \n\nWhat .. Democracy .. is it Georgie W and Mafiooooos kind of Democracy ur talking about .. ??\n\nIt is non of ur business anyway ..
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Nothing.  It's a right, but it's not mandatory.\n\nBut you really should vote.
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It's democratic inasmuch as we vote for stuff.  Anything short of amending the Constitution is subject, directly or indirectly, to a majority vote of the people.
179355
Freedom does not come without responsibility. As a citizen in a democracy you have a voice and are allowed to participate in elections. Every vote counts.Have you ever heard the saying "Evil flourishes when good men do nothing"
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Yes, I like living in a democracy.Its what hundreds of thousands of good men and women gave their lives for in the TWO world wars. Those people believed they were fighting for 'free speech' and the right to have a say in the running of this country.We have pseudo MPs here;they are dictators (most of them anyway)
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Some states had such tests before the civil rights movement.  Those test weren't use to guarantee intelligent voting, but rather to exclude people from voting because of the color of their skin.\n\nYou have to be very careful when setting up "tests" for democracy that they aren't used as an excuse to prevent some from participating in the democratic process.\n\nPart of the beauty of democracy is the allowance for the difference of thought and action, and in the USA, if you don't like something/someone you can always change it...vote differently next time....campaign for change....participate to affect change, or you can just sit back and complain.   The CHOICE is yours.
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uh...democracy's side
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Run for any party!  Get involved!  Be a force for positive change!\nBe a statesman, not a politician.
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why we should exercise our right to vote
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We still vote in the USA we are not a dictatorship. We also have a president that is willing (no matter what kind of crap is thrown his way) to stand up for our democracy and others. Think about not being able to leave the country, have any control over who you work for, or be able to vote.
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It depends on the type of democracy. It appears that we are under a representative democracy. This means that we elect representatives based on their credentials to make decisions for us. If we want those elected to listen to us we need to shift towards direct or deliberative democracy in which the elected official is accountable to those who elected them.
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I vote at every opportunity I get! I gather all information on prospective candidates, then make a decision based upon my findings. It incenses me to no end, when USA citizens fail to vote, or don't do their homework concerning a potential candidate. I've come too far to relinquish my power to vote! I WILL KEEP THE FAITH! *******************\nLOVE, HONOR, PROTECT, SERVE, BELIEVE, FIGHT, FOR MY BROTHERS, AND SISTERS RIGHT TO VOTE! STAND UP, AND BE HEARD! GIVE ME A HELL YEA, IF YOU HEAR ME! OUR TROOPS, FAMILIES, FREEDOM, AND COUNTRY ARE DEPENDING ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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People vote or don’t vote for a number of reasons.  Since I could first vote (1952) I have never missed an opportunity to vote (across three States), so obviously voting is important to me.  However, I would not apply the same to everyone.  Those who don’t vote simply make it easier for the rest of us to get our candidates and issues winning the vote.\n\nHowever, voting should not be the only rule of being proactive.  Do you (voters) know who is elected and appointed to positions in your own community.  Are you familiar with the budgets for the various jurisdictions?  Do you attend council meetings and county board of supervisor meetings?  Do you attend the work sessions for the various issues? \n\nIn opinion, voting is only part of the citizen’s responsibilities.  So if you are going to knock people for not voting, you should also knock voters who are not aware of what is going on in their own community.
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Sometimes local or State laws are put to "referendum".  That means the voters have a direct relationship as to whether the law gets passed or not.  Otherwise the only thing you can do is write to your representatives and tell them how you feel about a particular law or issue and they vote to their conscience, perhaps taking the citizen's opinions into account.
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you must vote othervise you will lose democracy.pepole go back of the one of their religion or state.dont do that.if you follow this you will enjoy voting