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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by wturner on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @03:50PM (#11716762)
It is irrelevant. Democracy isn't about picking the best candidate, it is about achieving a median that facilitates social order.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by redthrowaway on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @04:06PM (#11716928)
I actually like Karl Popper's take: elections are for getting rid of bad rulers, nothing more. Constitutional limits on government ensure a free and open society, while insulating leaders from the will of the people prevents a tyranny of the majority.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2016/01/ka...

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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by ck2 on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @04:09PM (#11716961)
US is big about boasting "peaceful change of power" but I suspect those days are coming to a head with the extremes now seen in congress.
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