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You don't think if people stop just standing by the sidelines watching, but instead participate, specifically pushing back on their Representatives and their Senators, asking for change, that things wouldn't change? At all?
Congress does what it does because we all sit on our asses and do nothing about it, except maybe go vote every once in awhile.
They have no respect for us, because they don't see us as participating in the system, only companies that give them money are seen in their eyes to be participating.
"Democracy already failed." is total bullshit, plain and simple, and it's rhetoric that doesn't help solve any problems.
Participate.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/11/texas-voter-arrested-parole/
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/ag-paxton-san-antonio-election-fraudster-arrested-widespread-vote-harvesting-and-fraud
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/27/pamela-moses-voting-rights-mistake-jail
The deck is stacked and the game is rigged.
First link is about someone on parole voting, when they can't.
Second link is about someone who got caught when trying to do fraudulent voting activities.
The third link is a person with a prior felony conviction (that she pleaded guilty to), that is ineligible to seek office, trying to seek office/vote.
Those are three one-offs, in the margins. None of those prevent the system from working overall.
You're grasping at straws.
Participate.
I question whether you've ever actually participated in an election before.
Actually, I've voted in every election I was asked to.
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How so?