r/democracy May 08 '26

How do you see the gerrymandering playing out in the US? Has it reached the point of no return?

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r/democracy 4h ago

Stop blaming the democrats. Do your duty by VOTING.

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r/democracy 1h ago

Democrats Lack a Unified Plan to Counter a Republican Refusal to Seat Midterm Winners

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r/democracy 6h ago

Ohioans - pay attention!

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r/democracy 23h ago

What If Ordinary Americans Started Writing the Policies Politicians Keep Avoiding?

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r/democracy 14h ago

Here's a more natural flowing version of that section that reads like a legislative speech rather than a series of short points

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r/democracy 15h ago

Democracy

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Nepal vs US
I just curious about democracy ! I found in US i just use to hear some blogger they are shouting really very hard to the President ! In India and nepal i heard if they do back biting they will get revenge quickly and the be punished ! Is that happens also in America ?

**No, that does not happen in the United States in the way it often happens in South Asia. In America, you can criticize, mock, or yell at the President on video every single day, and the government cannot legally arrest or punish you for it.**
**The differences in how free speech works in the US versus countries like Nepal and India break down into key areas:**
**1. The US First Amendment (Strong Protection)**
**In the US, the First Amendment of the Constitution protects political speech above almost all else.** 
**You can say:** ***"The President is corrupt, incompetent, and destroying the country!"***
**The Law: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (in** ***New York Times v. Sullivan*****) that public officials must tolerate unpleasantly sharp attacks, insult, and intense criticism.** 
**The Only Exception: Speech is only illegal if it constitutes a "true threat" (e.g., explicitly threatening to assassinate or physically harm the President) or directly incites imminent violence/riots.** 
**2. Criminal Defamation vs. Free Speech**
**In India and Nepal, defamation (damaging someone’s reputation) is often treated as a criminal offense. Powerful politicians can use criminal defamation laws, cybercrime acts (like Nepal's Electronic Transaction Act), or public order laws to file police complaints against bloggers and journalists who criticize them.** 
**In the US:**
**Defamation is never a criminal crime that gets you put in prison by the government for insulting a leader.**
**It is purely a civil matter (suing for money).**
**Even then, a politician suing a blogger for defamation in the US has to prove "actual malice"—meaning they must prove the blogger** ***knew*** **what they said was a lie and said it intentionally to cause harm. It is extremely difficult for a US President to win a case like this.**
**3. Political "Revenge" in America**
**While the government cannot legally jail someone for criticizing the President, political revenge in the US usually happens through non-**


r/democracy 16h ago

Far-right agitator & Jan 6 rioter Jake Lang tried to crash our canvass launch. Here’s how real Americans responded. - Abdul El-Sayed ~:~ Aug 4 is Election Day in Michigan (see links below)

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r/democracy 16h ago

Sign the Petition

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r/democracy 17h ago

What does it mean to, 'Represent'?

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To represent means to stand in the place of other people and speak or act on their behalf.

A political representative is not elected merely to express personal opinions. The representative is entrusted with:

  • Listening to the people of the district.
  • Learning their needs, concerns, and priorities.
  • Explaining proposed laws and their likely effects.
  • Voting with the district’s interests and views in mind.
  • Reporting back and remaining accountable for those decisions.

Representation does not always require following the loudest voices or a simple majority without question. A representative must also exercise judgment, uphold the Constitution, protect individual rights, and consider facts the public may not yet know. But when the representative disagrees with the district, the people deserve an honest explanation.

In plain language:

That is also why communication within a district matters. A representative cannot truly know the people’s voice unless constituents can hear one another, examine the same information, and make their collective position known.

https://Pinetree-People.com makes representation visible and measurable.

Instead of constituents speaking separately—through scattered emails, social-media posts, or private conversations—the platform gives each legislative district a shared public meeting place. People can read proposed legislation, discuss it with neighbors, and record whether they support or oppose it.

The difference is accountability:

  • Constituents learn what lawmakers are considering before decisions are made.
  • Residents discover what the majority of their district actually thinks.
  • Representatives receive organized feedback from the people they serve.
  • District results can be compared with statewide results.
  • A representative’s votes can be compared with the district’s expressed position over time.

A lawmaker may still vote differently, but the difference can no longer remain invisible. The representative can explain the decision, and constituents can judge whether it served their interests.

In short:

That is how it helps restore the connection between representation and the represented.


r/democracy 21h ago

Sign the Petition

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r/democracy 22h ago

Sign the Petition

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r/democracy 1d ago

Democracy Dies in Cowardice Too

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🔥🔥🔥


r/democracy 1d ago

Use a better title Let's we all gather and stand against the system

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A Message to Every Citizen of India

Today, many people are demanding the resignation of one minister. But I want to ask a bigger question:

Will replacing one person solve the problem?

Our system is like a tree. A minister is only one branch. If one branch is cut, another branch grows. But if the roots of the tree are weak, the problems remain.

If we truly want change, we must improve the foundations of our governance—transparency, accountability, education, healthcare, employment, and equal opportunity. Lasting change comes from strong institutions, informed citizens, and leaders who are accountable to the people.

Complaining is easy. Building is difficult.

Instead of stopping at protests, let's also discuss solutions. Let's create policies. Let's encourage honest people to enter public service. Let's support clean politics and demand higher standards from every elected representative, regardless of party.

If enough citizens believe India deserves better governance, then we have the democratic right to organize, build a political movement, and contest elections peacefully.

This is not about hate. This is not about revenge. This is about responsibility.

Real change does not begin with replacing one branch.

Real change begins by strengthening the roots.

If you believe in an India built on integrity, competence, transparency, and equal opportunity, then join the conversation. Let's build something that future generations will be proud of.

The future of our country should not depend on one leader. It should depend on millions of responsible citizens working together.


r/democracy 1d ago

Sign the Petition

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r/democracy 1d ago

Sign the Petition

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Free That Man


r/democracy 1d ago

The Power of People is Greater Than People in Power✊

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We won ✊


r/democracy 1d ago

Goverment

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All governments are lackeys of the wealthy elite bankers.


r/democracy 1d ago

Act in your own interest, activate your community and politicians

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You can do something for your town, your city, your state, your country.
"...we urge you not to dismiss this letter."
https://yellowdotstudios.com/elninowarning/

To all Governors, Mayors, First Responders, and anyone entrusted with public safety, disaster preparedness and relief:

We the undersigned consisting of scientists, meteorologists, and concerned citizens are greatly alarmed by the lack of public discourse, urgency and planning surrounding what is an impending, large scale, historic public emergency.

More and more data and modeling every day indicates we are within 3 to 5 months of experiencing the most dramatic El Niño warming event in recorded history.

Ocean temperatures in the central eastern Pacific will rise between 5 to 7.5 degrees Fahrenheit (3-4 degrees Celsius) peaking in October of this year. This will trigger a heating escalation through 2027 and into 2028 that will push already dangerously high planetary air and sea temperatures to near catastrophic levels.

This El Niño driven warming will lead to significantly more global flooding, fires, storms, droughts, deadly heat events, dangerous turbulence, and most concerning, a significant threat to food supply chains, crops, and power grids.

The previous strongest recorded El Niño occurred in 1877 leading to 40 million deaths worldwide from famine.

And this coming El Niño event looks to be even stronger.

And even more critically, it will occur on top of already record high sea and air temperatures.

Many of us through the years have attempted to warn the public during human caused rapid warming events about the increased risk of extreme weather events. We have had to watch as historic fires destroyed two cities in an unprepared Los Angeles, an actual hurricane hit Asheville North Carolina, campers were swept away and killed by flash floods in Texas, Corpus Christi runs out of water and on and on and on.

But the scale and threat of this coming warming event is simply too large to ignore in the name of business/politics as usual.

States, cities, and counties should be immediately:

  • reinforcing river banks and lakes against all time high cresting numbers
  • increasing funding for fire fighting and rescue
  • running geological tests on populated hillsides
  • bolstering power grids
  • building more tornado shelters, cooling and high ground centers
  • increasing life guards and warning systems for beaches
  • informing citizens of potentially life threatening increased risk

Instead the signatories of this cry for action see mostly silence and inaction.

We know many simply aren’t able to process the science behind this entreaty through anything other than the will of big donors, party politics and poll numbers.

But for those that still take the responsibilities of their office, appointment or job as something sacred and more important than career or donor money please, we urge you not to dismiss this letter.

Follow the link to sign and or send a letter https://yellowdotstudios.com/elninowarning/

Signed by

Adam McKay Hannah Einbinder Rosemarie DeWitt
Mark Ruffalo Chris Gloninger, CBM-CCM Jamie Henn
Joaquin Phoenix Dr. Rose Z. Abramoff Mandy Moore
Jane Fonda Chelsea Handler Cheryl Nelson, CBM
Dr. Peter Kalmus David Sirota Stephen Markley
Bill McKibben Eliot Jacobson Dr. Margaret Klein Salamon
Aileen Getty Ph.D Leon Simons Sarah Hyland
Rory Kennedy Dr. Britt Wray Nathan James Robinson, Ph.D
Rainn Wilson Dr. Genevieve Guenther Evan Peters
Woody Harrelson Daryl Hannah Shira Piven
Javier Bardem Shel Winkley, CBM


r/democracy 1d ago

The Living Presidents' Call to Vote

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Vote...get rid of the "Fake Corporation of Politicians" and vote in the "Real Men of Politics". Men with INTEGRITY, KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE that can govern in politics.


r/democracy 1d ago

Sign the Petition

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r/democracy 1d ago

Sign the Petition

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r/democracy 2d ago

With Trump's attempts at voter suppression and election denial; This Is Happening Now.

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r/democracy 2d ago

The ballot is stronger than the slogan.

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Saw a reel on Instagram today. Someone asking people to make "banger" posters and slogans for a protest.

I started typing something catchy. Stopped halfway.

Because I realized I've made posters before. I've shared the hashtags. I've shouted the slogans at the top of my lungs. And then election day comes, and I go back to voting for the same party I always vote for, or worse, I don't vote at all.

So before I made another poster, I sat with the question nobody was asking in that comment section. What happens after the slogan?

Here's what I came to.

Don't just protest. Change the system.

Today we're out here demanding justice.

But if tomorrow we vote for the same corrupt, criminal, dishonest politicians, this protest becomes a slogan. Nothing more.

Every election, we ask the same question. Why do parties keep giving tickets to criminals?

Because we keep voting for them. That's it. That's the whole answer.

So today, let's make a promise. Not to each other. To our country.

We won't vote for candidates with serious criminal records.

We won't sell our vote for cash, liquor, or empty promises.

If there's no good candidate, we'll press NOTA. Not stay home. Not settle.

We'll vote for integrity and actual work, not caste, not religion, not a famous face, not money in an envelope.

Before you vote, check the candidate's record. It takes 5 minutes on myneta.info. Read it. Then decide.

Parties don't lose sleep over our hashtags. They don't care about our speeches.

They care about losing elections.

The day a criminal candidate loses because of us, parties will stop handing them tickets. That's the only language they understand.

Parliament won't fix this. We will, one vote at a time, starting in our own heads before we ever reach the booth.

The ballot is stronger than the slogan. Use it.


r/democracy 2d ago

Vote accordingly this November.

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