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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-08-07 04:39 PM
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Wealthy look after own interests (LTTE from Alabama)
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And the worst of all is when they let corporations privatize our voting process with their voting machines and then they called it "Help America Vote Act."
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(This is all I can post here, because it's a very short letter. But it is worth reading.)

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070708/OPINION02/707070306/1014/OPINION
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-08-07 04:45 PM
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1. "disingenuous nomenclature" is what it's called
We are nearly totally bereft of representative leadership at this point.

The problem lies in the disparity in how much it costs to get elected versus what the job pays.

It's a breeding ground for corruption.
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