<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=415421" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Doomed Democracy July 14th, 2012</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">DOOMED DEMOCRACY<br>BY<br>JAMES BREDIN</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Democracy depends on elections to make it work, <br>Elections depend on participation - not those who lurk, <br>Established politicians depend on their party to get there, <br>Less than half Canadians get involved in this affair.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>So something is wrong and we should sit down and figure out, <br>Maybe mandatory voting would establish some clout, <br>Maybe voting for senators and High Court judges would help, <br>But appointees and all Parole Boards might scream and yelp? </div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>And Parole Boards tend to let criminals out of jail, <br>Maybe murderers, rapists or those who couldn't make bail, <br>Turning our already soft justice system into junk, <br>While our so called Charter democracy smells like a skunk.<br> <br>July 14th,2012</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=James+Bredin">James Bredin</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=415421" data-title="Doomed Democracy July 14th, 2012 de James Bredin" data-description="DOOMED DEMOCRACY BY JAMES BREDIN Democracy depends on elections to make it work, Elections depend on participation - not those who lurk, Established politicians depend on their party to get there, Less than half Canadians get involved in this ..."></div> </div> </div>

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