Reply #73: Sooner better than later [View All]

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If we fail to get rid of Bush and he remains in office for four more years, I like so many here fear how much we will lose. If Kerry does not win but the process of recounting certain states and pushing for election reform will increase the awareness of many that we now live in a faux-Democracy. Without Kerry taking office, we will not be able to get any meaningful election reform since Congress will not want to highlight a process that could undermine the President's mandate. But, once enough people realize that government for the people, by the people and of the people is a fiction, there will be a crisis where either the democratic system is rebuilt or the state will nakedly assert itself over the people. The sooner that day comes the easier to rebuild and avoid the latter.