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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

guillaumeb

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1. a question about this

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 08:18 PM

Mar 2015

do you think these issues JUST MIGHT be the reason many people do not vote at all?

between disenfranchisement and disillusionment no wonder only 34% of the voters voted in 2014

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Here is the steaming pile of justice the Democratic Party is serving us. It stinks to high hell. [View all] whereisjustice Mar 2015 OP

a question about this guillaumeb Mar 2015 #1

Absolutely, this is the reason - the Obama Doctrine creates a protected class, immune from whereisjustice Mar 2015 #2

yep. Phlem Mar 2015 #4

The Democratic Party elite don't give a flying fig if we have President bush or HRC as long Vincardog Mar 2015 #6

Give me something and 840high Mar 2015 #9

* L0oniX Mar 2015 #3

We are just looking forward. bahrbearian Mar 2015 #5

K/R 840high Mar 2015 #7

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2015 #8

Sadly accurate. K&R. Scuba Mar 2015 #10

Abortion rights! Doctor_J Mar 2015 #11

Yes, they distract us with wedge issues while they collude to take the last of whatever we have whereisjustice Mar 2015 #15

The Obama Doctrine applied to fracking... whereisjustice Mar 2015 #12

Until the economic system is changed, political power will fall back into the laps of the uber rich fasttense Mar 2015 #13

I agree - there is no Democracy without justice. Our system of justice is in rapid decline. whereisjustice Mar 2015 #14

great post - I would add ellenrr Mar 2015 #16

Although the TPP is being assisted & lobbied in a buy-partisan manner now, the two parties appalachiablue Apr 2015 #17

The minute we were told that we were 'moving forward' from War Crimes, by the Dem President we sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #18