[Jim Noble]

I am working on an opinion article about what “Our Democracy” means - but since I may never finish it, the TL;DR is: “our democracy” means a pointless struggle between two groups, both hostile to the majority in this country, designed to make sure voters never achieve self-government and to make sure no truly popular political movement ever emerges.

[Alberta's Child]

This country was never designed to have “democratic elections” on a national scale. Go back through history and notice the great efforts made by our founders to MINIMIZE the role of popular elections in the Federal government.

U.S. Senators weren’t elected in every state until the 20th century.

In the 1792 presidential election, only 6 of the 15 states selected their presidential electors through a popular vote. For the other 9 states, the electors were appointed by the state legislatures or governors.

The founders of this nation wouldn’t have bothered fighting for their independence if they knew they’d end up with a government where every mouth-breathing moron could vote.