Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti...
by nemacol on Friday March 03, 2017 @04:16PM
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It is frustrating, I agree. But those days can be had again if we get people to pay attention, focus on facts, and become engaged in the process.
The reason gerrymandering, (I will not include voter fraud), access restrictions, etc etc is still a problem inspite of being identified as a problem is the collective will of the people to demand that these wrongs be correct.
Imagine what the 2016 campaign and election would look like if everyone cared enough to learn and vote. Imagine what your town or state would look like if we could get 80% voting rates... [eyes twinkle as I stare off into the distance thinking of what could be]
On paper. In practice... well, that's a whole different story. See: gerrymandering, voter fraud, ballot access restrictions, voter id laws, etc.
Of the people for the people
Even if that were ever actually the case, I think those days are long gone.