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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by thomk on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @08:46AM (#22235420)
So you do not personally vote on (as an example) how much money goes to schools? Your representative does that voting for you. Is that correct?
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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by beobab on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @09:27AM (#22235835)
You are correct. The typical voter does not vote on how much money goes to schools.
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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by growse on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @08:56AM (#22235515)
The UK is a representative democracy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy).
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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by thomk on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @09:17AM (#22235740)
So is the United States.
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